The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 29, 1932, Image 7
SIXTH INSTALLMENT
Synopsis: Pauline, sentimental,
trustful, sincere and loving love, be-
“Isn’t that rather hard on Barnet?”] Barbara looked ahead of her down
Dennis asked maliciously. “I hear the busy street; there was a little
from Pauline that you are lunching
smile on her reddened lips—rather a
wistful smile.
It was nearly a fortnight later that|
comes engaged and married Dennis]with hirn?*’
O’Hara in the belief that their blissful ‘‘He’s not the particular worm I
happiness will continue unchanged j was referring to,” Barbara said cool-1 Pauline wrote that she and Dennis
thru all the years. On her wedding ily. She turned round now and met his'were coming to town,
morning she awakens with a strange .gaze steadily. ‘‘You don’t look in the] Barbara was breakfasting in bed,
premonition that maybe love does least like an invalid, you know." : with blinds drawn against the bright
change, a thought buried in her mind Dennis half rose from his chair: ’ morning sunshine because her head
by a letter from her closest friend,, ••Look here—” he began impulsively, ached.
i stopped as Pauline came clatter- , she called a hec-t
adored Barbara, a ho had been mar-, downstairs again. time since her return to town ■
ried, was the mother of a child which ' • i r. u i. v r a , ‘ .r j . i r -i '
died, but now divorced and living a' a hankerch.cf and a late nights, and too many cocktails,
life which some of her friends could Ii, . , .
not understand. Between Dennis -and
Babrara is a seeming wall of personal
dislike bv both. Six months after Pau-
plumped them down on a chair. | Paulino thankinjf her for her hospi-
‘‘Where’s your dressing case? They’ll * tality and hoping Denni.s wa.s pro-
lin-’« wedding Barbara comes for taxi’s ^grossing favorably, to which Pauline
hurt stal During IhiT visit Baihar:, ' J-' -PHcd at her usual length of
confes.se.s to Pauline that there is a jr*'' " ,'’™ “W'"’. four closely written pages,
man she really love-, hut she refuses; ‘ '':™ ‘ S'™' ''•‘“.‘'"f o" “/
to tell hi.s name. Barbara decides su.l-
denly to go home and Pauline insists '''“''I ‘Wn'* “t"' and i'But, pour dailing. he hates being ill,
Dennis drive her to the siation. Irri
tated, Dennis drives recklessly, and
they are in a crash. Barbara escape.-;
injury but Dennis' leg is broken. .As
he returns to con.sciousness ho learns
who the man is ^hat Barbara loves.
It’s him.-iolf. Dennis .spends several
weeks in the hospital. Barbara re
turns to stay w’ith Pauline,Jbul on one
pretext or another fails to visit Den
nis with I’auline at the hospital. Pau
line plans highly for Dennis’ return
home. Barbara slays only one day af
ter Dennis’ i-eturn fronr the hospital. !
-Much Agaiftst his Jenrris frtHp, -a -
new attr action in Bar lrar’a, who plays i
the same cool and detached r i.'.e a.s,
formerly.
, Now do On With the Story
/
"That’s very unkind. What m'seh^ef
am I in? I’ve never done you ariv
’barm, have 1?”
“I should never give* you Ore
chance.” he answer-ed grimly.
Barbara laughed, a cool laugh ot
amusement. Then she nroved away
from lhe_XitX-HatL.sat hIo" n:jriLJhe;
couch. "Well, tomorrow I shall be.
gone,” she said with a little yawn; j
been married for years; I and he isn’t (juite a saint over it. Still,i J
going, he asked rather jet ily. was sure he was as huppy and 1 I don’t mind anything as long as he
"Home—you must cotrre and see me she gets well.” Bar bara had not answered,
someday. Get I aulrnc to brtng you, , been There seemed nothing to say be-
Barbara sard wrth a faint mockery, jf seen, sirles, she had been too Imsy racing
"if you don t car-e to come alone mind at that moment. Bar-] about with .ler:y Barnet, turning
He turned round, looking a rei , Di.nnis the tips of her fin-! night into day and getting heisilf
.«.,uarely. "Do you imagine that farewell. 'talked about,
afraid of you? he asked kngrily. Bar-'
bara opened her eyes wide; they look
h^e.sted to call for receipts in each of
* the several school districts in which
“ ' the property is located. This is impor-
^ ! tant, as additional cost and penalty ^
i!;! j may be attached.
All able-bodied male citizens be
tween the ages of twenty-one (21)
and sixty (bO) years of age are liable
to pay a poll tax of $1.00. Commuta
tion Road Tax $l.o0 in lieu of road
duty. All able-bodied men between the
ages of 21 and .S.'S are liable to road
duty except tho.se iii military service,
school trustees, school teachers, min
isters and students.
Proper attention will be given those
who wi.sh to pay their taxes through
the mail by check, money order, etc.,
i giving name of township and number
of school district.
The tax levy is as follows:
.State Tax 5 mills
Ordinary County Tax mills
Road and Bridge T'i mills
Railroad Bond % mill
Road Bonds 6'-2 mills
r>a>;t lpib»ht<»(<nfss -3 mills
Statewide School (‘(5-0-1) t mills
Weak Schools * , , 1 mill
High Schools 2 mills
Constitutional School . 3 mills
Total
39 mlils
I.aurens Scnooi Districts
.No. 1, Trinity-Ridge
No. 2, Pro.'pect
No. 3, Baiksdale-Narnie
I O’2 mills
16 mills
17’-2 mills
-.i^w V 'f-y'* -
f. TME “UGHt bF V.
’ CHRISTMASTIDE f
Br HUBERT KELLEY, In K*ns*»
City Time*.
. 4. .
Harhia’fa faVe Dennis'the tips of her fingers in farewell. "(Jood-bye.
(let well quickly.” she said, and was gone.
ed very dark, like deep pooG of .still
water. “.My <loar man, what a (lue.s-
tion! Of course not.
“(lood-bye. (let well (luickly,” she j She ojrened Pauline’s second letter
■^aid, and was gone. with a yawn, hut after the fii.st glance
Dennis went back to his seat at the! r ead intently.
Ii'.eui.fast table. He could hear Paul-
"That’s fortunate,” he said, "Ire-■ ine’s uffeclionate farewells mul‘'adju-
cause I’ve never been atraid ol a wo-j laliotis to come again soon. Slope you will lie pleased to hear,
man yet, and I’m not likely to beg.n ^ .‘■Something in him badly w'anted to . w hether I am
now." • ami to ilie wmiioiv to svv
Biavv-sounilinK woiilC. nhvii in hi.eihv ia,-t of hoi. anil soiiiothiriK ol.io
heart hei knew that he wai> rune! kept liini sitting unwillingly where he
Darling Barbara:
1 have some ru'ws for you which I
F.RT.MXLY Rodney Lie was
not liuslirill iiliil \el lliiee
days liad‘ pus'-iMl siuee tie
Ii.td nrade
lip
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is
Yiiiiid
to
propo.s(* III
Hcl
Cll
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olil|.i,
ami
he liailti’t
even
1
nt
iiiKiicd >0
her Mie- f
;M'I
tl
lal
lie
was
SII!!| (Cll.
He
h.'i
Id
ircl
her
T3W. W Wight of qwfcrtwt;
VVe mak* thi« miracle acaia
Of ancient Kannincfie and frtet
And all tha tenjernesa of tnen.^
We listen to tha heart’a demande,
L'n n. idfiil of oi:r dart.l.ng thought,
Ai'd let in ether seeking . hands
Aha syminpLol tha ihinia wa jought,.
How atiarna wo never understood
That giving mere and taking less,
Thit d'ing all we dreamed was good
Wo.dj be our greatest happinesa.
Ni^w, In the dismal night of doubt,
VVe mak? the star that we denied:
We cannet lace the dark without
The Uttle li^ht of Christmastide.
Ul 11 tiuluo tilt* Moiuluv liflotc rtiri-;t
lints, pliivod liiids with tier TucstUty.^
skilled wit It lift Wcdncsdiiy. diiiur'd
aviilrr willi tier 'fluir.sdiiy. Tlien louio^
file t'tirist lulls eve dillicr'. Wlieii he li.iil
fully ipleiuleil to tell lief lie loved her;
iiiiii llu* d.imc uiis Hver iiiid li«‘ luidn’l
e\eii heiiiiu the |U'e!iiuiiiiiries.
'I'wo (lu\s utler t’hl'ist iiiii ' RtVIiie.V’s
viiiiitioii would he o\er nild lu* would
I:«• ou hi> wuy Ic.icU lo llie hig cil.v
hundreds ot iiiile.s ii\v:iy.
It inok some iiiiineiners for Rodney
afraid of Barbara Stark tluin he hu'l was. Betorc they turned the co.ner ot
ever been of anyone in his life. I the, .-ireet HurbUru leaned out of the cynta i>.
tvei ri ^ ^ ^ Uv.ndow and looked back ul the little
h:ive a baby, 1 suopo.se,” .-^lie lobi her-i to irel a cluiuce ou, <’hristiiiiis moru
With an effort .she’ i'c.: to le|e|>lioiie lo Helen wlun he
to the clorelv written' ''‘.uld iiol lie oxerliejird hv iiti.v *4 Ids
I numerous emi- us.
1
Barba-a left on Kridav morning by nou e with its .shining windows and’v v < r
the fii st train. , dainty curtains. I'auline still .stood in We are coming to New . -r k lor a
"There is no need for anyone to gel the doorvvay, waving her hand, but it: lortiiight’s ludiday. Ihc doctors .say
in and se» me off” she told i’aulme, was n .1 for her that Barbur-a looked. Dennis must not go back to biisine.ss
D the iliaul will bi'w l„v ...niv tiiii . I .... ^ ; .vei, Vi.u van iiiiaitiiie l„.,v aiiiaiieil I
and a cuo of tea that’- all 1 waut.j .Jeny Barnet met Barbara .n .Ncw vva.s when he suggested coniing to
I’m catchin-r the nine something.” York. He was a s.pjare-sli ) ildereti,! town and doing some theatres am
"It used To he Dennis’s train,” Bmi- cht ey soul. wiHi a loud laugh and an thing" ! ( an you imagine R • •••’ •'»“*
line .said remini.scently. "1 know it’-’ absolute gift for niakir;,^ .i ha. li of he tho,ig_ht New York wuuid do me
wicked of me hut Biu so ghui lu* can’t things. He boa.sted rather proudly i good. U e a.e ciuniug next W edne-sduy,
a-o baci- H) business yet. It will be h“a- that nohting t ver w'ent right for him. and are staying at the Alhion. It s
venlv to have h'-m all to myself for aj "Born under an evil star,” he would ejuiet am! not smur-i, but its central,
rtfl ^ while ” chuckle. "Well, it’.s all in the game of i.sn’t it ? ami not far frylm you. I hope
"A stcond homyrnom.” Barbara ] life, 1 suppose. Awful!” i you a.-e in town..Timl not thinking of ^
^ make the ino.-t of He liad foiled in busines.s and failed ilashing oft anywhere just yet. l»en- I'udney at the iloor next evr'iiitiu Slie
in marriage, and at the moment v/.as nis has told me to get some new'.eve-' <|,ouk luinds tiurriedly and poluied
p r ’s eves clouded keeping his head above water and ning frocks, and gave me quite a big ,^vo luimpers siamlinj; in the hall
Fauirne. •> .-ay, having what he called a "bon time” i check. I shan’t .spend iLtill 1 come to „,„l .eked him,If he coni.I fake tliem
♦L- r fke that* lust suoris'every -tbecau.se his fathbr had jecently died, New Yoi'k, of course, so that you can m ids ear ‘'Tl.ere are two husUeis
tnmg.s iiKc , y think tmd left him a considerable sum ofigo with me. Your ta.ste is so much „f qjsl.es In the dining room ymi can
thing. Of com
w hose mol her lie
u.is \lsitiua. “I am leuviiia the JTlIi.
itoiliicN io!(| Helen liu.r.edl.v. "I real
Iv miisl see you aiiain l.efore 1 ’,:o.
.M,\ aunt has rfiadr* plans for lomor
mw iiioruiii'* and aflr'inooii. .May I
I'ome ill Hie eveniii'j;';”
lo\ e to have you.’’ Helen an
Rwered quite Impersonally, "bill /you
‘ee we an* giviim Hie hig piiriy oiit
m Hiihylon Hull iiiclil I'd love to
li:|ve you e< me if you tliiiik you'd care
to So perhai.s ytai'd heller drive
ovei here aiifl trail us out Hi(*re.’’
Helen heavily swallM’d in furs, met
said lightly. "Well,
it, but not too much of him.
LUliaiiU'i aun: »iun wivii > ’
lose it-al'l, ~you see -tf |"bcttcT Thatr mi ne; -iXmnlw-ls ^n^<l‘h- —if—y++«—luive -esemi;—VYe
You see. all there is to Bahylon 1»
Ibis oiie-liorse district s» lioul—aiitl
aiioiil twenty live .scattered farm
Imu es—|.oor, sinigcliiig people v.lio
imed to try to get up some sort ot 1 Railroad Tax
(’linstiiias enierlaimiieiil for tlieii
No.
L
Bailey
7
mills
No.
5,
Gopeland-Flemin
g
K
mill.s
No..
6,
Oak .(jTiiye , _ ,
, .
m.iil'5 .
No.
",
Watts Mill.s
S
mills
No.
11
. Laurens
22
mills
No.
12
, Ora
11
i.j
mills
Youngs Syh(M)l Districts
No.
Friendjhi;) (D-u
)
24
rnills
No.
4,
Bethany
12
mil’s
■">.
(7 rays
-
17
niills
1*.
Central " ^
Tt1
"mTrK'
fNo.
",
Yeungs »•.
•
17
1 .
••
mil s
i No.
8,
Warrior Gi'eek
15
mills
1 No.
10. Lunford
24
4
mills
! v*v
No.
3-
B, Fountain Inn
21
milts
-
Dials School District.'-
•
:No.
1
Greenpond
10
mill.s
No.
0
'Eden
17
1 .
mills
No.
3,
Shiloh (Sul. 17)
22
mil.8
.' No.
Gray Gourt-Ow
ngs
24
nvills
! No.
L
-3, Barksdale-Narnie
18’::
mills
No.
H.
Merna (Sul. 17)
22
mills
No.
3
-B, Fountain Inn
24
mil's
1
Sullivan School
Disi
ric
ts
1 No.
1
Bi'inceton
22
mil's
i No.
0
.Mt. Bethel .
lo
mills
1 No.
3
, I’oivlar Springs
25
mills
No
i
Brewerton
1(5
mlils
rliildiiJiL’liiTe. Soiueliovv fatliei tieai’il
(tram'
il.ouYTl and for live years now we
havr* lieen giving Hie Clirisluui.s parly
ft.r llreiii.’’
It was midnight when tlm lictits
were filially turiaMl out in the little
Ba.'iylon sclioolliousi ami Rodney had
got his liiittery liack into Ins lar, timi
waved farewell to Hie .Inlms family
and was reatl.v to trail Hteni hack to
town again. Ami then as he look hi-
place before the vv lM*el lie noliced Hut'
Helen was at his side.
‘I waiil to drive hai'k w d li you,*’
she said "I walil to tell you how
woiideifiil you have hceii. Vmi
worked harder lliaii all Hie rest ot u-
pul lo-cHier, It is Ha* ti'-I lime d.id
has (WIT had time leally: pi en.ioy Hic
tarty Icsau'-e you look all Hie re
Hpotisiliililv oiT his slioiilders, and
vviit f) lie asked you lo make Hie lucs
I'ntaliori speeches for Ihc liHlc gills,
I wa.s so eiiiharrasH'd loi h minute.
You were perleclly vvomlerl ill — just
No. 17, Hickory Tavern 22 mills
3 milU
YVaterl(M> Sch(M>l Districts
No. 1, Mt. Gallagher
* No. 2, Bethel Grove
.No. 3, Kkom (.Sul. 17)
No. 4, ('enter Boint
.No. r>, Oakv ille
No. 6, .Mount Bleasanl
No. 7, .Mt. Olive
No, 1 », Waterloo
Gross Hill School Districts*
N(». 13, Gross Hill 21’2 mills
Hunter Schrrol Districts
12 mills
!) mills
22 mills
I I mills
H mills
13 mills
21 mills
H mills
No. 3, Ki>ck Bridge
your for Dennis to go
he said, "Let him do what he fancies.” he maids from the .Iohn« lioioeliold.
was no more to, also Helen’s y(*i>ig(*r sister and tiroHi
am leaving early.” Pauline repeated | "My dear man
Rarharn’s words to Dennis and/va.sy v^ife say?’
rrs" .Ba,. aee
me" Be Tairangrily, "I'm damned if a damned fool!' Not so sure she's not ha * such a lot of things to tell jmu.i J'
111'have it. I’ll flat up and see her right, too. darling ^ ^ , .i el rlie 'end ..f a fn.ren dirt
‘n- , i ' "Thought you were nevp coming Barbara laid the letter down and, ^
His wife looked disappointed.'Like . back," he told her, as they drove away I her eyes. Somehow she was not ^ ,
.11 women of her type, she loved tojin his car. "Gave me.an awful turni.t all surprised. Experience had i,„„„e with .cellnw llglua
«»ake a fuss of a man; she would have when I heard about that smash. Sup-her that People— especially! ihrmigh siiuill wunduwa.
a a x rv.U<aan lrlllg>cl Awful! __ aU- ..n.. vnoohaci (-Vlincru.
WiTnerfectly happy to keep Dennis 1 posin’ you’d been killed. Awful
lyedridden for^another month; it would "I got off with a sP^^ned vy...v.,
have been bliss for her to wait on him. Dennis O Kara was badly hurt.
But secretly she rather admired Den- though.”
nis for showing Barbara he was, not
a mollycoddle.
men—did the most unexpected things
wnst., vVednesday! and today was Mon-
RHVvlhl(*rvd. Uuihiey C(»1 fi|'*m •''» cur
and sceifig Hurt Hie .fnhn'U*** were
(I mills
No. 1. Wadsworth H mills
No. Glinton 23 milts
No. (5, (Joldville mills
No. 7, Belfast 8 mills
No. K-lb, Kicards ' 8 mills
No. !M2, R ‘• Icrvillc 13 mills
No. h:. Mouiitvillc 21 mills
.lacks Sch(M»l Districts
No. 1, No white .school I mills
No. 2. .Shady (iiovc 11 mills
16 mills
.\o. 1, !4o white school 3 mills
No. 6, 0’I)(*irs 13 mills
.Ni. 7, Garlington 3 mills
.No. lo, Hurricane ‘ mills
Scuffletown School Districts
.No. 1, Long Branch 8 mills
Nor 2; Mirs^ovr—:. — H-miW:*-
No, 3, Lang.ston *1 mills
.No. 4, Sandy .Springs -1 mills
10, Lanfor(i 24’2 mills
12, Ora 11‘r* niills,
Pcr.'on.s sending irf. lists of names
, to be taken off are reque.sted to send
them early and give the township and
. j * : ichool district of each, as the Treas-
during the month of
‘ D. ROY SIMPSON.
; cf County Treasurer.
They had just finished breakfast
when Barbara came ^„ „.*
“Oh, good-morning, my children.
she said benignly.
“Have you grot everything packed .
Pauline asked. “I know you’re so for
getful. I'll just run up and look round
your room.” She clattered away up
stairs, happily assured that she was
doing the right thing and looking af-
'ter her departing gruest in the proper
fashion. _ ..
“You’re an early bird,” Dennis said-
“Yes’” Barbara did not turn around
from the mirror. “Uve got to catch the
worm, you see.” '
■;
"So you said in your letter. Rather
nice chap, isn’t he? Friend of mine—
Stornaway — knows him very well;
doctored him, didn’t he?”
“Yes, I believe so
day. Well, she must have a look at her I .,„,.py]„y biiHkefi and liHmrrers
wardrobe and furbish it up a bit. She] fnqiutiihiutHe he proceeded to
stretched out a languid hand and rang] ,.Hrr.v his cargo In also
for Mrs. Mellish—a quiet little widow] ••Nnw plenSe eel lire haflerv oiu of
who looked after the flat, 1 your car." Helen fold Rodney n» she
reveal ilia a
hciicath.
My bath, please,” Barbara said! slipped out of her furs.
r. X. ptfle sports frock
-H. UkeV hlm-^id he felt rather brUkly. "Oh, and',et Mr. Barnet on
the phone.
She got up and went over to the
mirroy, jerking up the blind as she
went. (Sunshine, warm and beautiful,
fell all about her, and with sudden
fneong uity she wondered why on
O’Hara has only been married six, earth Dennis wished to come to New
month.®., and his wife is a great friend I York. . , (-
0/ mine, charmingly pretty, and she' (Continued Next Week)
adores liim.” * | -r- 1 —
“Dare say she does; it’s generally! " ’ „
one-sided,” Jerry agreed, unaba-hed, | SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE
sorry for him, too.”
“Sorry for himt^
“Yes, unhappy marriage, isn’t it?
Like the rest of us—eh? Awful!
Barbara paled a little. “My dear
man,” she said calmly, ‘*D(?nnl.s
Want to Drive Back With You,’
Said Helen.
I
at If you hud known these Rithylon
little
-Dur cluiiilTcut vvlll help yon It you*
don’t know how. He’t out i:iklti2 Hi(*m
<inf of our curs. NVe need llieiu for the
Glirlstmiis free llglifa Gundlcn are
*0 dangerous.”
•' Sc this Is Biitt.' Ion," he sHd to >
Helen at he returned and lubi the”
heavy battery at Helen's side ii.s ahe
direcicfl.
Hcicii hiiighed
^oiq ftahylcn*'’ she aske/l snrfirlsed
"Bahylon is fufl'er’s
\
, ANNUAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the an-
; nual meeting of the Board of County
j Gommi.ssioner.s of Laurens County
|M*ople nil ycijr MIe. iMd anv.s you’ll |^jij be held, a.s provided by law, Jan-
Jusi have to come hack next ('lirtst uar^ 5, 1933, at the office of County
hh*>*—’’ Supervisor. All persons holding de-
••ni come track every Clirlsimas. II .^lands of any kind against the coua^
you’ll lei me. Helen,” said Rorlney previously presented to the
••I wanted to see you fonighi to—t- board, are earnestly requested to file
tell you tlirjt_l love you. After «**»*lni *i them at once with the clerk of the
yon us I saw y(Mi tonight I know I’3i
not whrtlry even to suggest what I
wunted to tell you."
Mr .ichns \TU8 waiting for Iteleri
when sire and U(Mlne.y arrived ilfteeii
iiiiritiiH..* uft(*i the .Fohiis' cars. Mr
Joans he'll his tiund *»ut to gr eet Rod
I ne\ IIltd he knew frciii the way rhf
"Didn’t yon know I youua uiun i(*ok his tiund that h*
iriiiild see him again In Buhyiim.
hoard.
J. D. W. WATTS,
B. Y. CULBERTSON, Supervisor.
Clerk. , 29-2t«
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