The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, May 15, 1908, Page SIX, Image 6
5 A WILL At
BY MR. ETf
The Story of a
^(Contini.od From Last Issue.)
Then goinf; a()W11 slairs th ex
plained to Aunt Deb the identity of
ai,l She was horrified and
at once agreed that it would never
do to "let it frit ??t (lilt Mis* Boy had
eber been so dismodest as to put on a
7*?r o' man's britches; hit 'nd ruin
her kereeter f'oreber mo.' J lit war
s|'?' <>' Miss Hoy to fo?,l her li'l
MRt*r dat way; Oh. do debilisli sporret
o' dat chile! Bawdy |,a' mussy!
what cbcr irwine tor conic o' her?"
Dor lamenlal ions were hoiy cut short
by the rclurn of Mr. Drake and Mrs.
Bolton and will, thorn the despised
Mr. Benson.
"The haleI'ul ihin.u-. I declare,
'ucky. he may well (hank his lucky
-' 'ir I ha I I have decided In vacate the
premises." whispered Boy.
M.mi wouldn't play hicks on him
in <Mir own house, would yout"
"Would I Iltouyh? AVhy didn't
ne stay where lie belonged I'd like
to know. But como I am longing to
how il effects him to find that he
is In board al I ho home of I ho ?.-irl he
snubbed. T didn't tell him inv"name
and don 'I suppose he took Iho'l rouble
o in1111ii,. after such an insignificant
creature." said Boy, as Ihey went
forward I., mod "papa" and* the
earner, liny held back purposely and
Minnie in.-el him first. Then as
the lather introduced Boy. ho wont
"til to see arteritis horse, leavincr the
'Etcher alone with the girls. Astonishment
and perplexity chased each
' 'her over the face of Mr. Benson,
living him <jravo and pale as Boy
-lepped forward and spoke to him
T'loasanlly. lie opened his mouth huf
nir.'iin in >ilonro, lonlcim* so
"delieinusly uncomfortable" as Bov
fold "Minnie afterward, thai she positively
could not help saving in an under!
one and with one of her sweetest
smiles:
1 ''ay do not feci so dreadfully.
T'll not ohitllonge you to fight a duel!
Papa docs not and need not know. Lot
lis be friends."
"A groat weight seemed to be liftvd
from his mind, lie grasped her
outstretched hand and pressed it
warmly, knowing that she had no ill
feelings toward him. and made some
iraHant reply that Minnie failed to
catch, smilinir with deed satisfaction.
(Fortune -semed to favor Boy for
when her father came in ho showed
her a letter from his sister Ellen begging
hint to lei Boy come and spend a
month with her. She wrote that hoi
husband was away on business, and
thai life was loo lonely for endurance,
fould he lei Boy route oil the oarlv
Monday morning train? A deep
feeliu"- of juvo crept into (be hearts
Ot the two -Jiris and they gazed M(
<aeh other in amazement. Merciful
boa veil! was it Kale. Providence or
what ? heloiu., i,, furl her the lhin?
'hat h:111 already been planned. Mr
"nil<e had -one to show the teacher
to Ins room. Boy whispered, half
! I'itrli I ened :
" Bncky. did you ever? Tf .y,vv.s
Hie I lie r reeps !''
"It lieal< anything 1 over heard of,
1,nt '' "'dv natural, after all.
Have been exporting .iusl such a loiter
from Aunt Kllen ever since we
came home." returned Minnie.
I hat ^ what T rail short notice."
^ lid Air. Drake r??tnrninir to (he
room. "That was al a.vs Kllen's way.
though. Have you got any duds fil
to wear lo (he rity. pel ? An* do you
want to leave yer ol' daddy a whole
inon|h ? Seems like T hain't seen
much o' you yet. myself: hut 1 ain't
selfish an' Kllen was good lo me. Yes,
you must go,"' tenderly stroking hot
' 'iris with his hardened care-worn
hand. Boy's heart smole her. Dow
'.rood he was. how kind! Tears filled
her eyes.
Papa dear. T have plenty to wear,
taanks lo voni. generosity. and T
should like lo visit Aunt Kllen: but
I do halo to leave you. Perhaps Minnie
will on."
No. indeed," said Minnie, "you
are the oldest?the visit is vours."
^ ""Minnie is right. you musl go,
You'll have a cay time at your
Aunt's and will see only the best of
people, f have al'ays been mighty
perl icier about your company, an '
al'avs objected to ye fi/iri'n' beans;
hut your school days is over now. an1
an' T can trust you with Ellen. An1
oh. my Boy, you are good an' beautiful
an' worthy of anybody, an' will
have suitors fur your hand." his voict
trembled violently as ho added: "Bnl
keep a lillle corner in your heart fut
your poor ol' lonesome dad!" Box
threw her arms around his neck and
sobbed outright:
SID A WAY. *
4
1EL THOMAS. f
, Girl's Courage <
"Papa, no one shall ever take you
place in my heart! You shall alway
' be first in iny thoughts. I don'
want beaus; I won't have them!
want only you and Ducky."
"There, there, ray little one/' am
the old man dried her tears an<
soothed her as he had done years ho
fore when she was a little child
"That's what you think now, m;
child, hut the tinie'll come when it'l
ho different. An' when the time doe
c<imo. Boy, if the feller is true an
honest, I won't say 'no.' Much as i
would grieve me to part with eithe
one o' you, my darters, al'ays hear ii
mind that my greatest wish on eartl
is that you may he happy." Thei
looking into Boy's flushed face
|" An' mv heauty, will meet your fat
before the month is over. I'm sur
i of it. Something tolls me so."
j "Papa! oh, papa!" exclaimed Bo,
j hoarsely. To her il seemed a propli
ecy.
"Well. love, it will bo all right
I'm getting ol' an' can't last al'ays
| Hut mi-Mi and choose wise'y," am
the ??11T tn.-iii drew !iis hand across hi
; eyes aiid walked on! of .he house int<
I I l:e vvv.'imr shad
"Ducky, do you think it is unpar
ilomibly wicked to deceive papa thi
way? It really is awful. Neve
mind, thouith. he shall know sooi
enough that I care nothing for th
pomps ami vanities and pleasure
which lie can't enjoy. Love and mat
rimony indeed, while he is so bin
drned and embarrassed by debt ! 1
shall be work, work and privation!'
Monday morning found our auda
| pious heroine at Dunroon village wail
ing for the 7 o'clock train. "Pr>pa'
had driven her over and was no\
wishing her a nay and happy time a
"Aunt KHeii's." Taking from hi
purse a ten dollar bill he gave it t<
Boy, saying:
"II ain't much, darlin' an' wlici
you need more I 'll manage it."
"I'm sure I'll not need it pap.i
and?"
"Oh, yes you will, dear," pressini
it into her unwilling hand. "You'l
need gloves an' ribbons an' laces an
things moro'n you've got, I know
Boy took the money reluctantly, in
wardly vowing mover to use one cen
, of it. he train gave tire signal, Bo;
kissed her father affectionately
sprang lightly up the steps and wa
soon thundering on to her destiny
, And what was that destiny to bo?
Oh, bright, beautiful and impulsiv
Hoy! Are you sure that you are on.
following tlu' spiritual monitions o
, your spiritual monitor, or is this ma
ami daring scheme a conception o
your own romantic, impulsive an
eapvicious fancy? Time will show.
.1 "Aunt Kllen " received Hoy cordial
.! ly and soon began to tell < f the won
derl'iil things she had planned for he
benefit.
"Von are so beautiful dear that yo
i will take the world by storm and mak
j a brilliant match." sa.id tin* goo<
| woman, holding Hoy off at arm'
i lenutli and gazing with wonder ani
'admiration on the beautiful face wit
! it< crown of short ringlets.
j "Cot il all cut and dried, haven'
I you. Auntie? And who is the Princ
i Charming who will fiirure conspicu
I . , -?>i
ously in your arrangements,
,vXow, Hoy. I don't like that sai
castic tone and 1 foresee that voi
will be just a little difficult to man
age," laughed Aunt Kllen.
"No doubt of it. Aunt, if our taste
happen to differ!"
"Well, to punish you T 'shall no
tell you the name (if the Prince wh
1 have in mind, for T have an ido
) yon will surrender more completel,
if caught unawares and without warn
I ing. anyway," smiling.
, "Walk into my parlor, said th
spider to the fly, " laughed Bo\
I dancing across the room and I akin.
a seat by her aunt, after laying he
hat and duster a?:.de. "T '11 tell vo
right now, Auntie, that T haven't th
' least intention of being caught?no
, in a long jolly time. T see what yo
have planned, and I'm sorry to disap
' point you. but I'm not going to en
tor society. I'm going to work. Pap
' is dreadfully embarrassed by debi
; incurred. I am sorry to say. in th
' struggle to make educated ladies o
1 Ducky and mo; and J?M1 never onto
society or think of love and marring*
I until every cent he owes has bee
paid," very decidedly.
"Well, dear what better can yo
do than marry some wealthy man, wh
- for the sake of your own dear sek
I would gladly straighten all tiic Rink
in your father's affairs?" frownin
I I impatiently.
"Aunt Ellen! The very ideal I
know you aro joking, or J should be
half angry with you. I know a plan
better than that, you dear old matchmaker.
"Wall you help me in it? Promise
before I tell you," pleaded Boy.
" Boy, I've set my heart on taking
you into society and shall not give it
up without a struggle," turning her
face from those yearning eyes,
r "Well, Aunt, you'll have to give it
s up. My mind is like the laws of the
t Modes and Persians?never changes
I when once made up. If you'll have
your 'struggle' now before I tell you
3 it will be more convenient, for tnen
j you will feel more inclined to help
me. So 'struggle,' " laughed the in|.
corrigible girl, laying her head 011
y "Aunt EUch's" shoulders.
II The kind old face looked stern and
s I ho lips were drawn into the reprov'
ing pucker that Hoy had learned long
t ago to dread. Now all her energies
r were bent 011 removing that frown,
11 an<T she patted the wrinkled chocks
ti and pushed back the gray hair loving11
ly. watching with anxiety for the
: tense linos to disappear. Trressistie
bio at all times, Bov >..(S soon successe
ful
"IjoI me hoar your plans, dear,
s- and if you positively w in'I conform
1- to mine, perhaps 1 will help you to
carry out yours. Of course if vou've
made up your mind you will slick to
; it. and can neither bo persauded nor
({ O A L TWO
s driven. You were always that way."
t, sadly and resignedly.
"You dearest Auntie! I knew T
could depend mi you to help me. But
don't bo hard on live?you know that
I can bo persuaded." eoaxingly.
n "Never in my life have I known
you to be persuaded io give up anything
von had sot your heart on. Can
you name an instance?"
" You see, Auntie. I am always
I careful never to set my heari 011 im,
possibilities, or 011 things that I
shouldn't!" laughed Hoy. giving- her
aunt a hearty kiss, accompanied by
* an uucoiii fort ably tignf squeeze.
'Oil, you witch. Hut come; out
with your plans. 1 wish to hear
them." And the goon vvnman heaved
another sigh and prepared to listen.
"All right.." commenced Hov. "Hut
do you know that I'm just a little,
I just a tiny little bit afraid to tell
you ? I '11 warn yon rhat my plan is
1, 'simply dreadful,' as Ducky said, and
1 declare to you solemnly that if eir?
cumstances had not forced me to, T
II would not do it; and?well, I'll tell
' you everything and make my excuses
' afterwaid."
1
t PART FOUR.
y Then with matchless eloquence and
*> pathos Hoy gave a most touching and
s convincing recital of all her many
' toubles. IIow "papa" had toiled
and suffered?never murmuring or
complaining. ITow she had tried so
>' hard to get a school and had so misf
erably failed. How she had read the
d "wnnted" columns of the city papers,
f hoping vainly to find that some one
d wanted a girl. but. 110?all the
"wants" wore for boys, boys. How
I- she had at last decided "to be a
- boy" and how she haft so completely
r "fooled Ducky" and how she had in
desperation determined to masquc i
rade in male attire got omploy0
incut, thereby proving that girls wore
1 not made of "inferior dirt." but
s j were as good as boys any day. When
>1 I Hoy finished Mrs. Overton was leanh
J ing toward her with month wide open
| in amazement and hands raised in
t i horror.
cj "fSreat heaven and earth!" she
jgasped. "Did anybody ever! Hoy!
! Oh. Hoy, Hoy. And do you imagine
j fo one instant that I'll help you out
" in this? Never, so help me! Never,
- T say. do you hear me?"
''Oh, yes you will, dearest auntie,"
s persauasively. "You'll let mo board
with you and papa and Ducky can
I 1 write me in your care. You will help
o , me?J know you will. You never did
a | refuse me anything. Hcsidos you'd
V be afraid for me to slay at a board
ing house and carry on such deception.
''
0 "You don't moan to tell me that
*< your father knows of this?"
"Oh. my goodness, no. Hut he
* shall soon know that I am not a
" heartless, frivolous wretch, who can
a enjoy the pomps and vanities while
'' he is bowed down with debt and trouII
bio. Ho shall know that T am working
bul not that T am masquerading,"
' returned the loving girl.
"Well, well, well! Hoy, if you were
'? a boy you would come to the gal?"
fi "Yes, aunt; when T get to "be a
f boy I sure will have some fun out of
r the 'gals'-?you are right about that.
And if you compel me to go to a
11 boarding bouse where you can't see
after me, T shall be almost sure to
n pop the important question to one?
0 and, maybe elope, if she's got plenty
of Ihe spondulix. I've just, thought
" that maybe after all, il would be best
o for me to go to a boarding house,
where I can have more fun," with a
mischievous expression in tho dark
eyes.
"Boy!" almost screamed her
aunt. "What ever will become of
you? 1 see no other way but to telegraph
your papa of your intentions."
" Yjessum?but you won't," Boy
was not alarmed. She saw that in
spite of her vehement protests, Mrs.
Overton was weakening, and commenced
to argue in favor of her plan.
Boy was naturally winning and fascinating,
both in manner and conversation,
but when she had a point to gain
she was more so. She reasoned clearly,
strongly and with great originality
of mind. She pointed out the advantages
she would have as a boy and
the disadvantages as a girl. She was
so earnest, so persuasive, so eloquent
and convincing, that in less than an
hour she had almost carried her point,
and she knew it.
"Boy, won't you give it up?"
pleaded her aunt, tremulously.
"No, auntie; I can't. In this I am
invariable and invincible."
"And you always wore in everything."
was the bitter reply. "Your
plan is simply awful, to say the
least; and here you are wishing me to
help you carry out a deliberate fraud
in my husband's house and .in his absence.
thereby incurring his displeasure."
"1'or shame, Aunt Ellon! You
know that uncle was never in his life
vexed llie least little bit with you. lie
knows tiiat yon are a perfect pink of
perfection and knows that whatever
you do is right. Hut that 's all right,
there s lots j.f boarding houses,"
with a grimac*.-.
"Places where you would be compelled
to spend half or two-thirds of
what von made." blurted out the
sorely tried woman. "No, I'll help
you on one condition and one only,"
settling her lips together determinedly
" And that ?"
You must go to at least twentylive
places and try for employment,
tin* place spoken of in that notice in
eluded."
Mercy on us! Don't you know that
iL I were to go there they'd
know me when 1 went?"
"What's to hinder you from wearing
your veil?" dryly.
"Hut tomorrow is tho 28th and?"
"And today is the 27th. It's a
little warm, but I don't suppose you
are very tired. We'll have dinner
right away and you can start out."
Boy saw that for once her aunt was
determined, and she gracefully yielded.
"All right. I'll do as you ask, but
it is no use." she replied.
"Well, it will serve to quiet my
conscience, argued Aunt Ellen.
So Hov put on her neatest dress
and with closely drawn veil, canvassed
the city for work. She felt a little
nervous and drew her veil well down
over her face when she reached No.
(id (ireen street, but walked bravely
in and asked to see the head of this
largo mercantile establishmnt. She
glanced up and down I he long counters.
but there were no girls employed.
"Aon wished to see me ?" asked a
pleasant, gray-haired man coming forward
courteously raising his hat.
"dust come into my office and have
1 a seat." leading the way, and soon
handing Hoy an easy seal. "And
now what can I do for voir??What
charitable object are von interested
in?"
Hov spoke up bravely. "Oh, sir:
f am not soliciting aid for any charitable
institution: but T am seeking
work. Can't you employ me? T
have tried at more than twenty-livu
places and am still unsuccessful.
ANork I must have. Oh, can'I you in
(his large establishment, have something
for a girl to do?" pleaded the
girl with trembling voice.
"I m sorry, indeed T am; but we
1 don't employ ladies."
"Won't you break your rule this
once? f would serve you fathfully
if you would only o-ive me a chance."
persuasive! v.
"We have no place vacant except
the assistant secretary's. A lady
could not possibly fill that position."
He spoke gently but very decidedly,
and Hoy was passing out wlion she
heard a low, pleasant voice:
"T ay. Uncle, let her try, won't
you? Am sure a lady could fill the
place acceptably and I know T should
prefer one."
"Yes, of course, my boy. And
you'd amuse yourself by flirting with
her." With blazing cheeks and
flashing eyes, hidden beneath the
folds of her veil. Boy gained the door
and passed out and the gentlemen had
no idea that her quick ears had heayd
their low spoken remarks.
"Xo flirting with that girl, TTncle,
I'm sure. T didn't see her face, but
some how she impressed me that
way," stroking his yellow mustache
and gazing toward the door dreamily.
, The speaker was Cecil Lawrence, sec....
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1
rotary of his uncle, Steve Lawrence, >
who had pressed him into service, say- j
ing that it was a.shame and disgrace j
for any young man, bo he ever so j
wealthy, to live in indolent ease when j
there was honest work for every one. j
Of course Boy was not successful in
getting a position, and she was almost j
glad. If she only could get that posi- j
tion as assistant secretary, wouldn't (
she show that old gentleman that a j
girl could fill the position acceptably! j
She had a dim idea that somewhere in j
the distant future?perhaps when she
should decide to give up her position
I and return home, she would confess j
all to that kind gray haired old man, ^
land make a triumphant score in favor
of girls. From the very first she; had
implicitly believed that she would sue- j
ceed in getting this particular posii
lion. The possibility of failure never
once crossed her mind. She was (
I positively sure of success. ,
I She blushed, though, at the thought
of the young nephew, who had pleaded
for her. Well, if lie happened
to be as uncivil as some?-Mr. Benson, ;
for instance?-she would try by pre- |
cept and example to lead him to a I
m??re elevated plane of etiquette.
(To be Continued.)
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COMMISSION GIVES BOND.
Amount Placed by Judge Pritchard at >
$175,000 Agreed to by ]
Members. .. {
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Columbia State, 12th.
The three members of the State >
dispensary commission yesterday filed
the required bond ordered by Judge j
Pritchard amounting to $175,000, The |
bond was made through J. IT. Bollin f
& Co.. the Columbia representatives .
of the Cnited States Fidelity and
(luaranly company of Baltimore, and
this action practically settles the case (
until thv court of appeals or perhaps
the Vnitcd States supreme court
passes upon (he validity of the order
issued by Judge Pritchard. which held
thai his court had jurisdiction over
the dispensary funds.
In a recent order issued bv Judge :
Pritchard the bond was reduced from ;
| $250,000 to #175,000 and that part of <
the order requiring the commission i
to turn over the fSOO.OOO in securities ,
to the federal court or to the roceiv- <
ers was revoked. Otherwise the com- <
mission would not have changed its' <
original plan, which was that no bond |
could bo given for the securities now <
in the State treasury.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
J. C. Deters of Charleston Elected i
Grand Patriarch?Order Has
Grown Steadily in Last Year.
The grand encampment, T. O. O. F.,
which always meets a day ahead of
the grand lodge, convened in the PalR
E ^OLVi
"That ir you ix
hor.se You jhoi
the e
pewc//aw1
^tttr. e\
j irvou'loc
i y*?ik)\)o be fitr
! / '^Mk> you do at
i ^mbetterth
tPfCIJintol <0?V?>?HT not IV THf ??ow W CO c
you wiash to improve v
not? ir So, improve
face and figure will
better if you put the
your f16ure. when
will eet with a war
wea 5etter clotheas.
garmentS, will you 5e
welcome making asuitas
hat as
" neckwea
ashoe.
hoase
ashirt
reaspec
e\a
the up-to'-tl
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not to lodge hall, in Columbia
I'uesday. The meeting was well^HH
ended and was one of the best
lie organization of the grand enca^^^E
ncnt. Interest centered in the
ion of ollicers which resulted as
Grand patriarch, J. C. Deters,
eston; grand senior warden, W.
[licks, Greenville; grand junior w^^H
ten, T. M. Miller, Abbeville; gra^^fl
reasurcr, T. B. Murtishaw, Colui^^B
bia; grand scribe, F. C. Perry, C^^E
umbia.
The organization lias had a stea<99
growth during the past year, sho^^H
ng an increase in membership of o^flH
'5 per cent.
Heal sacrifice entails some inconv^^H
If champagne cost but 30 cents^^M
piart most men who drink it would ^
prefer a good nuality of cider.
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Barbecue.
1 will give a first. class barbecue- 1
it J. I\ Wicker's firove in No. 2
ownship on July 4. Everybody will
>c expected and a good dinner served.
,T. P. Wicker.
STOCK OF MERCHANDISE FOB
SALE.
Bid1? will be received by the unde^iS
;igncd until the 1 St.h day of Mt^^K
I DOS. :it twelve o'clock, noon, for
issignud stock of dry iroods, sh'^H^fl
i-lothing, etc.. formerly l>elonging^fl^|
I'l. Tj. Bailes, the appraised valuclfl^H
-iiid irerchandise being $12883.05.
This notice of sale is given,
jeet to withdrawal without noticc^^^B
the option of the undersigned, andflHH
right to reject any and all bids ioBgm
grossly reserved.
Terms of sale: Cash.
Slock may be inspected upon a^^Hpn
[ ation to the undersigned. . ^HHj
Cole. L. Blcase,
Assignee & Ajreut of Credito;^B^B
i&r 2t. SEE
NOTICE TO DRAW JURY. HR
Notice is hereby given that, on^KBH
20th day of May. 1908, at 0 o'cMBR
n. m., in the office of the elcrlflKHE
;*ourt, we the undersigned jury (^Bmj
inissioners will openly and pub^Hffi
Iraw the names of thirty-six men
chilli serve as petit jurors for j^BE
Eonrt of general sessions which
convene at Newberry C. II., S. C.^^9
[he 8th day of June and continue^BH
:>ne week.
Jno. L. Epps, Hm
Win. W. Cromer, ^BSg
Jno. C. Goggans, ^^Ej
Jury Commissioners for NowbefHH
County, S. C. fjlflj
May 7th, 1908.
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