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; A WILL AN BY MRS. ETHt The Story of a < (Continued fro mLast Issue.) c "You have wonderfully small ) hands," he remarked dryly. No an- 1 6\ver. s "And I never before saw such 1 beautiful curly hair on any fellow's ' head." No answer. I And such a lovely flawless com- x plexion." No answer. 11 ^ "Vou ouht to have been a girl. \ l?y Jove! you'd be stunning dressed up in ribbons and laces and such '' things. Still no answer, but a dull ^ red was beginning to show iit IJov's * face. And Cecil saw that the as- ? sistant was becoming angrv. Plain- f, Iv, lie was insulted by being compared to (he opposite sex. Put (..Veil ( did not care. 1le determined to make his assistant speak, even if it was '' in auger. lie was tired of his sil- 11 once. So lie blurted out: "Say, 1 Pttrlon. what number are vour 11 shoes t You certainly have the (lain- a tiest foot I ever saw given to auv 1 man. I in jealous of your charm.-.." With wonderful composure I Joy 1 urued and looked straight into Cecil s mischievous eyes, her own flashing, angrilv. I' "Look here, Mr. Lawrence, what ! is my appearance to you ? I'm trying to do my duty and I'd be greatly ' obliged if yon wonld stop so much useless palaver. I insist that you ? desist and if you persist you'll have V to .issisl ;i little more than you have ' been doing todav." I1 t ecil gave a prolonged whistle. .< Whew! insist, desist. persist, as- i. sist. Well. Pnrton, I'll confess that I do ii<>t like the idea ot assisting j much this hot weather, so I'll desist", I guess. I think you might treat a j, fellow civilly though. Xo use drawing tin in your shell like a turtle." "I hanks! I )i<| yon ever hear that ' these same turtles had a wav ot holding <?n till it thunders to what- ' ever thev lav hold of?" sarcastical- :i ly. ' ' v "Xo. 'IVII me about that, won't you?" interested at once. 0 I Iaven t time just now. Duty ^ first, pleasure afterwards," declared v J'ov. s "Say, now, don't you think that I [ ought to be the assistant?" asked Cecil. e "(Mi. no; you couldn't fill the place at all. ( h crseeing suits you c best, was the frank answer. And t I Joy plunged her pen in the ink and ? began to write with renewed vigor, |e and ( ecil, a little ashamed of his I laziness, followed his excellent ex- f l or the four days of the first e week I Joy received lour dollars and : sixty cents: next week, seven dol- n lars. With what pride did she look i up<>n this, ihe first money she had j r ever earned. Il<?w proud she was j | that ;it !;ist she could Ik lp her devot- a ed father. With wliat heartfelt jov e and pleasure she added ten dollars s to the ten her lather had given her, \ and mailed all to him in .i registered \ letter. \nd oh, what a bright and ?. cheer I ul leltel she wrote him. I I ere is an extract : I "So you darling papa, knowing as I did how you are situated. 1 de- f terniined to help you. 1 am eniplov- f ed as assistant secretary ' i a large ^ mercantile establishment, and niak- t ing at present seven dollars per e week. In two more short weeks I 1, will get ten dollars per week. 1 will t send you my wages every Saturday t night. Aunt Kllcn won't let me pav i a cent of board. Now. papa, don't i you say a word against my work- <. ing. I lie work 1 do is light?not 1 a thing but writing, and I do enjoy 1 it so much. It is such a pleasure to a earn money to send to you, knowing as I do how you need it, and feeling ' that I can compensate a little for the disappointment it has been to 1 you that 1 was not a sure enough boy. \\ hat do I care for balls, ] beans, etc? Td a thousand times rather be a little service to you, dearest papa, than to indulge in any such nonsense. 1 don't know how i long my services will be required I here, but a long time. I hope. I'll I come home often as 1 can. I can i fake the ir o'clock train on Salur- | day nights and be in Dunroon in a 1 couple of hours. Then 1 can return i Monday morning on tile 3 o'clock train. And now, papa, do take care | of vour precious self, and don't let a sigh escape your lips on account of \our absent and willful, though loving P>ov. You must write often. , Send your letters with Ducky's." The old farmer was greatly puz- ! zlcd when he received the register- I D A WAY. :L THOMAS. Girl's Courage :d letter. Where did i t come from ? tVliat could it mean? Registered etters always contained money, ure there was some mistake. At ast, after turning it over and over n his hands and making- guesses, ie happened to think that the only vay to find out was to open the nvsterious letter. Imagine his sur>risc, if you can, when he drew rom the envelope hoy's loving iiessage and two ten-dollar hills. He agerly read the letter, hut in a low. puzzled manner. At last he ailed loudly for Minnie, who reponded at once from a corner of lie room, where she had been agcrlv watching him. "I say. dear, read that, will ye?" ie exclaimed excitedly, as he gave it the letter. "I thought I could cad I Joy's writin' purlv well, hut I mist ha' been mistaken. Read it n' fell me is it true.' Did I read it ight ? I las my darlin' give up her leasure trip for the sa'?*e o' helpin* icr poor old daddy. Tell me uuick, )uckv." "Yes. papa, it is true. She went i) the city with the avowed intenion of finding work. She wouldn't I'll you. though, for fear you'd ol>ect, replied Minnie, laughing, as he finished reading. "P.oy tried e.r so hard to get a school, but?but i'as too late." stammered the girl, emembering in time that she must ot betra v Mr. llenson. ''You've no lea how Hoy longed to help you. Mid I'm trying to help you here at ionic, papa.' I ler voice trembled lightly, and the old man dropped he money and gathered her into his nns and wiped the tear away that lad started down her pretty cheek. "I'>less you, bless you, my Minlie! an' you do h< lp me," he said. "I can't make so much money as *?oy, papa, but 1 can make some iid save some. And now I'll tell 'on a little secret. You needn't :>ok tor Aunt Deb back. I'm your ook. Mrs. Delton and 1 can run bis shebang without hired help, and ve will. And 1 intend to make omething on the chickens this fall, do," chimed Minnie, happily. "Why, Minnie!" gasped her fatlir. "you cook?" "It is true," she laughed. "I have ooked everything that lias been on lie table this week. I wouldn't let drs. Delton help. And hasn't evry meal been well prepared?" "\es," assented the astonished allier. "but. Minnie, it will be too nuch for your little white hands," xamiuing them closely. "Pshaw! they will soon get u->ed oil, returned Minnie. "And now. ?apa. I think we are getting t>> the oot of your failing health, and I lope you'll soon see vour wav clear gain, and regain your health and I leer In I spirits. Never lear for the alety of the dear little farm. We, our loving (laughters, will help you o redeem it. Are we not almost :'ood as boys now, papa?" wistfully. Tears filled the old man's eyes as ie replied vehemently: "(iod bless you, my little eomort ! I wouldn't swap yen and Roy or every boy in the 1'nitcd Stales! l'ou'll never hear me wish again hat one <?' you had been a boy, ncv r. I had no idee that you an' 1Joy :nowed my troubles, an' I couldn't ell ye. Oh, what lovin,' helpful oinforts you are!" And the old nan broke down completely. Minlie gently disengaged herself, kiss'd him and slipped away, leaving litn alone. An hour later she heard lini singing, in a low, unsteady ,'oice: 'Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise him all creatures here below; ['raise him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy (ihost." \\ hat a load had been taken from the old man's heart! How hopeful lie now felt, where only a short time lie fore despair had been slowly eating his life awav. He now felt ii possible to save the dear home that liis loving wife had worked so hare to help him pay for?the dear littk home where he had spent his happiest days. PART FTYK. I he farmer had had "bad luck.' as he called it, for three or foui vears. I hrec of his best horses an< some fine cows had died ; choler? brokc out among his hogs; hail dc stroyed the small grain crop; coi and cotton had been cut short 1 , ?ry weather. It seemed that ever tiling had for a long time goi wrong", lie had been compelled mortgage the farm for money pay the iris' expenses and the fi hundred dollars must be paid tl first of January. And he owed ot er debts. Mis health had failed at he had almost given up in despa when Hoy and Minnie so brave rushed to the rescue. Was any m; ever blessed with such loving hel fill comforts? Were they not thousand times better than boy Yes, indeed. And wouldn't he wri a long loving letter to his dear da ling Hoy. who had sacrificed much for him?and he little kne how much?to help him. "I don't know how to thank her murmured the old man. "I'll s; '(iod bless you my darlin1 Hoy. Y< and Minnie have saved inea she'll understand,." And drawii paper to him he proceeded to wri! ft was a letter that Hoy laugh< and cried over by turns, lie h; put his whole soul into it and tea blotted the crooked ill-spelled won It was a precious letter for "pap; had written it and had said that si and Minnie had saved him. Til was sufficient. Hoy was happy, 11 completely, but as happy as pos* blc under the circumstances. \Yh did it matter it she did have to ma (pjerade.-' What did anything ma ter, just so "pap" was savec And she was helping him by hone work and felt thai she had obtaii ed it by honest means. She had been two months in tl employ of Mr. Lawrence. She w; always at her desk promptly eight o'clock, never a minute late She always had a friendly smil and cheerful greeting for the kii old gentleman who thought almo as much of Paul as he did of Cet and held I'aul up to Cecil as a moi el of excellence, worthy to be cnu a ted. "lie doesn't drink, smoke, chc1 attend clubs or anything, lie ju works, works. He'll make a 111a; in the world some day, Cecil, Ik of the right kind of material," M Lawrence would say. "Yes, Cncle, and don't you thii I am doing better since lie canv Tim >ugh him I have learned to ha my old life of dissipation and ind lence, and am ambitious to be nobl and better. And Paul has never 0 fered one word of reproof or adm nit ion. I can't understand how 1 exerts such a wonderful influen over me. Impurity of speech is ii possible in his presence, and I bin: over an impure thought. I dot understand it. I'd like to kne what peculiar magnetism he po sesses o so completely magneti me. T never saw a fellow that loved as I do Paul but to save n lite I can't get on intimate ten with him. I le won't accept an i vitation to dine with me at honi club or hotel, and he never invit me. I le quietly gives me to itnde stand, without saying so. that I prelers i<> be let alone. said Cec sorrowfully and paused. And so was. Paul I*.niton was always kin courteous and amiable, but he h; a peculiar faculty of holding Cei at arm's length, which caused th young man much real sorrow, fi he was generally considered irr sistible. < )ne evening not long after tl above conversation Cecil sai< " I lurton. there's to be a grand pi; at the theatre tonight and I wa the pleasure of your comnanv. Y( never go do you ? "Xo. Lawrence, T never go." "Put why?" asked Cecil. *'I?I?it takes money." ^ "Well, what of that?" impatiei I suppose you think me awful and unpardonably stiny, but I cat conscientiously spend money f mere pleasure, while my dear o father is in debt on account of n school expenses. Xo. my greatc pleasure is mailing him tny week wages, and Hoy s eves bccar I moist at the thought of home. ^ ou are a model young ma Lurton, returned Cecil approvin lv. "I wish 1 were as unselfish you are. Hut, Burton, you real 1 need a little recreation, be goi I now and go with me tonight; will not cost you one cent," plead Cecil eloquently. "I do appreciate your kindne: f and thank you. Hut I'd rather ti I go. Don't think hard, Lawren< ( hie visit to the theatre might c; - for another and 7 had best st a w a y altoge tlicr." ( ceil was greatly disappoint and also half angrv. Ilewasashai ed to own to himself how much had set his heart on takincr P<n 1 out. 1 And Iioy, iiow she would ha - enjoyed going if it had not be rn for thai disguise. Oh, if she cc jy have gone as she really was. y- she'd rather stay away than let ne eil take her to the theatre, in i to eolors. Oh, dear, what would ha to some blue-eyed Cecil Lawrence ve if he knew? She dared not tli lie And she shivered slightly, h- "I say, Burton," commenced id cil again, "it's deucedly hard lir you to stay coopcd up here so cl< ly lv and have no recreation at ui Remember those lines of Cha p- Kingsley: <1 s? 'When all the world is young, te When all the trees are green r- And every goose a swan, lad, so And every lass a queen; w Then hey for boot and horse, And round the world away. -? Young blood must have its cou iiy And every dog his day.' " n' lg '??y smiled and looked at C e. brightly: "1 suppose you do tl :(j it is hard for me. but T assure id l)1at } cnj?y 't. 'Love makes hi rs ''.u'lt' you know. I'd ten times r; js er never see inside of a theatre t x:< to get in the habit of spending n lc ey which mv father badly need al present. I do not feel mvself a n ot tvr at all." ;i- I ime passed on. It was Nov at ber. Hoy had been in the eniplo1 s- Mr. Lawrence nearly five moi l_ a no in,. ( sent home over two li I? died dollars. She had been lit st only twice, for she felt that it ii- "risky business" to exchange male attire for feminine, e 1C though she did go home and ret tinder the friendly cover of nij at She had been obliged to cvet anol >r. suit, and had to have her hair ti e, med several limes, much to her i,| gret. I let* spiritual monitor i st continually urged her to confess Mi "deceit." she now called it, to ,1_ kind employer, but she had pu il-, oil" from day to day till it seei that she could not tell him. Tn e\ A', letter that Minnie wrote she beg st '<">>' to confess her identity anc rk trust in the goodness and mere) ?'s Mr. Lawrence?not to wait n r. she was "simply found out." (lie few servants at Mrs. O1 ik ton's had seen nothing suspici t* ? in the quiet young gentleman bo; te ing there who seemed to be a de o- ed favorite of both master and i er tress, and treated as a member ?f- the family, spending the long c\ o- ings in the family sitting room v fie them and often reading aloud ce the two older people, who enjo n- it very much. So far, nothing sh happened to frighten Hoy, or i t make her feel that she was on 5 w pcry ground. But she felt now 1 >s- the time had come when she cc ze not conscientiously keep up 1 dreadtv.l masquerade. Aunt Kl iv too. thought it time for her to ' us ter the confessional, and bcgai 11- urge her to do so. Hut oh, 1 ie, could she tell kind, honest, es gentleman the deceit she had pi r- 1 ticed < mi him ? \\'( mldn't he ie i inuince her as a bold, nnscrupul il. | girl.' And oh. he'd lie sure to ii | Mr. Cecil. '' ! I hie day not long after this, I . had been unusually occupied '' had viry little to say. in spite at the fact that Cecil tried with all r"' might to draw her out. Finally laid her pen down for a 111011 and looking straight into Ce< 10 eyes, asked : 1 "Say, Lawrence: what wc you think of a girl who would n 11 qiterade whole months in male m tire? Urcathlesslv she waited the answer. "Well, Burton. I'd think deucedly immodest, to say the lc I hit why do you ask that questio a little puzzled. ]y "Oh, I have just been readin very interesting novel 011 that 1 or 1 ,1C K'rl was driven to it thougli l(( order to get work." iy "Lend me the book when yoi st finished, please. I've 110 doubt : ly interesting. Wouldn't do for ne life though." "Can't lend borrowed proper n, was Hoy's short answer, and g- words were so chilling that C as did not dare ask the subject of 1 ly novel, or where he might obtaii Dd although he was anxious to kn it Hoy resumed her copying, tryinj ed choke back the tears that sceme* if they would come, despite ss, manly appearance. lot "So that is what he would tl ^e. ?that would be his opinion of all if lie knew. Oh, heavens! why a}r she rushed headlong into such awful abyss! Why hadn't she ed lowed good Aunt Kllen's advice 11- let the thing alone; or stavee he home and help 'Duckv' cook nil raise chickens! Oh, she was be; nings to be severely punished." vc thought. en ' What had become of her spiri mid I monitor ? Had it deserted her and But sent eonscicnce instead, to lash her Ce- already bleeding heart? Poor Boy! alse Had she known it, she would never tid- have confessed that Cecil Lawrence say and what he would think, was the ink. cause of all her hesitating and bitter rebellion. Her spiritual monitor Ce- had not deserted her, but was urgfor ing her to confess, and slie, fearing se- the consequences, began to rebel, all' In few days she was pale and rles thin and her eyes looked red and swollen. She was still prompt at her desk and discharged her duties la(l> faithfully, but oh, how changed she was! Old Mr. Lawrence was seriously alarmed. Surely this handsome, noble boy, had not taken to lad, drink! Surely not! He could mn believe that of Paul. Often lie met rse? Paul's large dark, sorrowful eyes fixed on him in a sad, imploring way that made his kind old heart ache with sympathy, and he would ecu often say to himself: "Poor lad! if he would only con\ ? . lide in me how gladly would 1 help 1 )()1 him in ?\:iv possible wav. Dear me. , dear me."' han ion- ? evening as Cecil was leaving s at 1'1C s*orc 'lc picked up a letter that ia',._ l>oy liaci dropped. It was addressed to "Mr. Paul Burton, care Mrs. Overtoil." In picking it up the let0111 ter dropped from the envelope, and ' j\ in replacing it Cecil could not help 1 1S seeing a few words: lUn "Dear Sister: I just can't adD,11C dress you as 'Brother Paul:' I beQ \N a/J you to confess your identity?" Here Cecil resolutely thrust the letter in the envelope. He was an honn orable man and scorned to read ther w'1a^ was no': hitendcd for him ; but _. the letter was a most curious one 1 and instilled in his heart an eager ,c curiosity, such as he had never fel': before. He repeatedly found him.1C1 self with the letter in his hand, al~ ,c.' most the point of yielding to the '. terrible temptation to read it. but !'C.(. 'lc as often resisted like the honorable man he was. He fell to studvpt( ing the few words he had seen and ^ a faint suspicion entered his mind .. ?a suspicion so unreasonable that 1,1 1 he laughed at its absurdity. He decided to. place the letter near Paui's k'c,'~ desk and watch for the least sign ou 1 of betrayal, when that worthy should find it. So next dav when cid- paui came to his desk, Cecil was 111S~ rewarded by seeing him blush deeplv as he caught sight of the letter 'SM~ on the floor, and hastily picked it V1^'1 up. "Oh. ah!?a?a letter I lost vesycd terday," said Boy in evident relief, had thrusting the letter in her inside to coat pocket. '"P~ (To be Continued.) that >uld 1 e ANNOUNCEMENTS en- I FOR THE STATE SENATE: ?l(l Alan Johnstone is hereby nominatl";ic ed for the State Senate, subject to the (1<>_ rules of the Democratic primary. ous tel! FOR LEGISLATURE. I hereby announce myself as a eanj didate for membership i:i the house and ()f re present a lives of the General Assembly of South Carolina from Xew|is berry county, subject to the action she df (lie Democratic primary. 10111 F. W." iriffjrin-3. L-il's FOR SHERIF >uld las- Reing conscious of the . L that I at-| have discharged the duties of the fo" sheriff's office to the best of my ability, and believing that I have the her endorsement of the majority of tho ast. people of Newberry county, to this n?" end, I wculd again annoucne myself a candidate for reelection, subject to ? a the decision of the Democratic prime. mary. i, in M. M. Buford. i ve I am a candidate for Sheriff of it is Newberry county, subject to the rules real of the Democratic party. Cannon G. Blease. ty " FOR CORONER: the J, N. Bass is hereby announced as l it. a candidate for coroner of Newberry ow. county, subject to the rules of the EC to Democratic primary. :1 as her FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. link M?rnis 's hereby nominated her '*(M ",e ?f Supervisor of Newhad ''firry eounly, subjeot. to the action ( an of the Democratic primary. fol- ~ and Monroe Wicker is hereby nomij a( nated for reelection to the office of and ,ClllP(','vis?r for Xewbcrry county, and [>in- VV1" abide the result of (he Democrats' ic primary. tual Jack B. Smith is hereby nominated for the office of Supervisor for New-^^^J berry county, subject to the Domo-^^^f cratic primary election. I hereby announce myself a candi-S^H date for the olTice of county Supervi-^^H sor and will abide the rules of the^^H democratic party. 11. H. Abrams. ^fl I announce myself as a candidate- ^fl for Supervisor and will abide the resuit of the Democratic party. L. I. Eeagle. I hereby announce myself a candi- afl date for Supervisor for Newberry ^fl County and will abide the rules of theDemocratic party. Benj. Halfacre. FOR MAGISTRATE. Townships Nos. 1 and 8. I'\ M. Lindsay is hereby announced' > as a candidate for magistrate for Nos.. 1 and 8 Townships and will abide tharesult of the Democratic primary. I am a candidate for Magistrate for Nos. 1 and 8 Townships, and will be governed by the rules of the Democratic party. Jno. Ilenry Chappell. I hereby announce myself a candidate lor Magistrate for TownshipsNos. I and S. Ijfl (J. B, Tidwell. *^^8 For Magistrate No. 7. nfl AN. R. Keith is hereby nominated fl|x as a candidate for magistrate for No. flam 7 township subject to Democratic pri-,^Hfi Citizen. For Magistrate Township No. 10. I am a candidate for Magistrate for^^^M No. 10 Township, and will be govern-^HS od by the rules of the Democratic par-^BS [y- P. B. Ellesor. HQ For Ma?istrate No. 11. W, L. Kibler is announced as a. HI candidate for Magistrate for numb'er 1.1 township and will abide the rules- |R of 11,e Democratic party. I he voters of Nx>. H Township- fifl nominate W. B. Graham as a candidate for Magistrate. lie will abide wot bv the rules of (ho Democratic party.. SUP'T OF EDUCATION. S B. L. Jones is aereby nominated. for position of Superintendent of Ed- V ucation for Newberry County, subjeet to the decision of the Democrat? V ic primary.. 9 .7. B. O'Neall TTolloway is announc- 9 ed as a candidate for County Super it undent of Education and will abide the rules of (ho Democratic party. II I J. S. AN heeler is hereby announced 1 as a candidate for re-election to the j office op SuporinIendont of Education ^ for Newberry County subject to the niles of (he Democratic primary. FOR TREASURER John L. Epps is announce^ as a ^ candidate for re-election as county treasurer of Newberry county and will abide Hie rules of the Dej^^ratic party. FOR CLERK OF COURT. Jno.'C. Cioggans is hereby nouiinatedfor re-election to the ofTice Clerk of Court for Newberry county. S. C.r J subject to the rules of the D.1-*' cratic primarv. ^ * i FOR AUDITOR. Wm. W. Cromer is hereby announ1?j|}0 ed as a candidate for re-election the olTflce of Auditor for NewberrHM^ajp County, and is pledged to oflbide thdflb& Tules of the Democratic prim?,yy. I am a candidate for the office of jflK County Auditor of Newberry county and will abide the rules of t>? Demo- w cratic party. Eugene S. Werts. | F O REMASTER I II. IT. Rikard is hereby announced 4 as a candidate for re-election to the J office of Master for Newberry county J subject to the rules of the Democratic ] primary. fl FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. | I am a candidate for reelection to 1 the office of county commissioner for j Newberry county, and will abide the icsult of the Democratic primary. Very Respectfully, Thtos. J. Wilson. T am a candidate for 'reelection to the office of county commissioner for Newberry county and will abide the icsu?t of the Democratic primary. X Very respectfully, v a \ W. II. Wendt. ^ \ \ \ I \ ' . '