The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, September 13, 1923, Image 6
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The Custard Cup
Florence Bingham Livingston
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HAPPY LORENE
BTR0P8IS—Llvlnu »n ft b»rn.
converted Into ft dwelling. Mrs.
Penflold la manaircr of an apart
ment building known aa "The
Custard Cup." originally "Cluster
Court.” Her Income Is derived
from laundry work, her chief pa
tron being a Mrs. Horatlus
^’eatherstone. whom . she has
never seen. Living with her are
"Crlnk" and "Thad," homeless
small boys whom she has
adopted. They call her "Pcnzle."
Thad tells Penzle a strange man
was Inquiring for her under her
maiden name. A tenant, Mrs.
Oussle Bosley. Induces Penile to
take charge of a package, which
she docs with some misgivings.
Searching a refuse dump for
things which might be of value,
Crlnk. veteran at the game, en
counters a small girl, Lettte. who
proves a foeman worthy of his
steel. He takes her to Penile,
and Lettle gets adopted Into the
family. The etranger proves to
be Mr*. Penfleld's uncle Jerry.
He ennounaee he Is going to re
main In the vicinity of The Cus
tard Cup. Unde Jerry arranges
lo occupy the loft above Mrs.
Psaflsld's aVodfe
CHAPTER VI.—Contlnuod
TJvIpr—or gsrtlnf ready to. fir's
jst moved la.”
"My Is adlira Wopt*lr. who hod
too stood lag la tho doerway. 1<
gataat tho )amh. >• If props ta her
ystrm had soddsaty glvoa way
Well If has gala to try to M*o ap
bore ho moot ho sefaa peer*
*1 d-mT team* repfted Mrs Pom
oolmly I ho wot ashed h*m*
essa fheea stet ao eewA* SO g«d
Weggos •ammas is gw-« h»sgh
eelleww At Ids ftsw e# Wh, ho most
ho • fhPase V he^o wdBso’ lo hoog
«m» *w • yOoew fhet wiSi s> seat
fameg^* B• SB' ta Me rw tdod ras
waft -»oie m**mt AtgO pdHady W ssf
tgee»ws eomi Pwo fterwva I do
es.* fs» pres v m.mrirthOo*
C ^ teMr dl * * * > *«p i t u swid,* dag Ws
rose under Ms heavy tan; bo mum
Mod )acafwradUy.
"fv# henrd shout, you," f* 01
drnre. “And goinetlme 1 wnnt to
hear about the lumber and tin* aimp
and the woods nnd—everything. F
make pillow tops, and I need some
new designs. I'm looking for un In
spiration.”
'4nspl— Why, now, look hero—Mint
fs, artistic things ain't In my Urn*.
I—"
She smiled at him gently^ “I should
do the designing, Mr. Winston, but I
need a new motif. I’ve been using
flowers and black cats and holly. I
need some Ideas for landscapes—
something primitive, wilder— Oh!—
Ohrl—”
“Never mind,’’ grinned Jerry Win
ston. his composure restored now
that he could laugh at his own ex
pense. “But think of making a pil
low top out of my experience! I
guess It’s going ta be a wild one, all
right.”
“Oh, dear me, you understand I
didn't mean—” She wrung her hands
In distress.
Mrs. iVnfleld, perceiving that her
guests had unexpectedly run aground
of personalities, undertook their res
cue with brusque but effective tueao-
ureo. “I'ncle Jerry, If you're going to
get thorn mouse-holes stopped ‘fore
'lark you gut to burry, sad I dare
soy Mias HapcotMTs got tmpresstnaa
aough to maks a pillow top fight mow
You'll And a hatrfcot over by tho
la tho kttrhaa l«<rt» Irsaghl
I la asoee pierso of tta ya—wday. You
‘ see if they slo t ta tho yard asaa*
where."
• g* l*nsdsuf. whsu they www
st-sso "1 omui msootog M par
there u #o I
youth oa4 the fwrua of her
N always la vtesr.
I'rudeo* e. sit I lag quietly la the stiff
guest chair, watched Mrs l*vuJMd*a
buoy finger*, shuttling yards of thread
Into worn attorktoga, settlag (atebdd
lato a small faded dress.
“Lent* niakcg you a lot of wwrh,
doesn't she 7“
“Yes, she does, but I don't ipJOd It
'eguse I love the child. Kate kind gr
pitched her Into a clump of nettles,
and she's got a heap of (trickles stick
ing to her,..but they'll come off after
a while. - And so tang as the Lord’ll
let hie work.for folks that-I love, I
consider that He’s glvlhjf me a vaca
tion all the time.”
“Oh, yes. Indeed. {—” v
“But, say,” continued Mrs. Penflfld,
laughing, “can you Imagine a harder
Job than washing dishes three , timet
a day after folks that don't Int’rust
you a mite? My sympathy Is with
the wgmen tliaf do It. They sure hava
urhave“n trained spirit”
“I’m afraid they do,” agreed Pru
dence gently. “Why, I declare, I
'most forgot the gossip.';
“The gossip? What's happened?”
“Why, Mr. Bosley'g riding 'rouad
in a new car.”
“A new car?"
“Yes—flv e-paaoenger. Mrs. Bosley
says he represents a big eastern con
cern; nas a very responsible position,
with a line salary.”
“H'm!” rejoined lira. Penfleld.
“Mebbo his work la sending air tuew-
aagea. Hours ho keeps would kind
•* Indicate It.** Hhe looked ap as tha
sound of fonts*epa turned tMo tho
ail* y Loren# Perry
Vureo right la.
Vaol tar a flying
daohofl Into the revaa la a whirl of
MlftO Mopgwad."
Hy. yre lea* hopp’
•tnflyiag tho
• oaY
I
SundaySchool
’ Lesson*
n»y ncr r. a rmiwsTKR. a a.
Teftcbvr of KnglUh Rlblv In thv Moody
Btblv Inatltutv of Chicago.)
1**1. W••tarn N«wa 1>« |>«r lifting.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 16
m k mm
-LUKE, THE BELOVED PHYSICIAN
LESSON TEXT—Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:
1; Acts 16:9-15; Col. 4:14; II Tim. 4:11.
GOLDEN TEXT—"A friend loveth at
all time* and a brother (a born for
adversity.”—Prnv. 17:17.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Luke's Story of
tTveOrent Physician.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Luke. Paul's Friend.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC—How "Luke Helped Paul.
i .young people and adult topic
I —Luke's Contribution to Christianity.
Lv. ''' 4* V
I. Luke the Historian (Luke 1:15;
cf. Acts 1:1).
Luke was a writer of gr&at distinc
tion. His style is clear and. plo
turesque. The pieces of writing left
us are the Gcfcpel of Luke and tha
Acta According to Acts 1:1, the gos
pel whs written to set down In order
the things which Jesus began to do
and to teach, and Acta 1:3 to allow
what the risen and ascended Lord
was continuing to do and to teach.
While here on egrth II# only began to
do and to abow certain thing*, hut
from Ilia place of glortaae exaltation.
He la eoatlaulag Ilia mighty work by
the Holy Spirit tkrwagh tho dlortpleo
(Vmrerwiog the evsttrata of tho goo-
pel ho oMevto Arm that tho asorra
of hie ff—mollmi was rwedod stale
omms of eye oitaooaoa lie ogowroo
tart* la oaisa lo mrewedhre tha flMtt
mi hlO fHMM
11 l«oe
ffvei*mi«aetaa tef>o flhonty wtia
Cato pi at i a# «• ffa la flawr Hwodrad
and Fifty Working Days.
Charleston.—The Ashley river will
b. ■, . tied by a magnlflrVhl i oflWfHI
structure that will rank with the beat
in the South. This was assured when
the county sanitary and drainage
commission, at a special meeting de
cided to accept the bid of the 1 Sanford
& , Brooks company of Baltimore,
whose proposal of $1,067,465.74 was the
| lowest for the construction of a con-,
crete bridge 43 feet wide with ^ 34
foot roadway to replace the existing
wooden structure. The contract has
been forwarded to the state highway
engineer for formal aproval.
The contractors, who have been
recommended highly by competent
j authorities, will start shortly on the
I preliminary work and are to complet
the construction in 450 working days.
While the new structure is under way
the old yridge will be used: The con
crete bridge will be just south of the
present one, which, after generations
of service, will later be destroyed.
^^The concrete structure will ri»e high
er than the bridge now in use and
will be a very gracefully designed
passage across the water with steel
bascules instead of a draw span
When completed It wttt form one of
the most Important links la the At
lantis coastal hiRkway
The bride# will be 1.7JB feat long
and 13 foet higher than lb* pre*ea:
bridge. At high water the rtrer oar-
tare will ho 3A feel from the t»«*v .-r
of the draw and •*» fret ■ore ai Wre
water Tho opening through which
v resets are to pose wM ho Ida freO
and*, the distance bHwrew tho peer*
of tho two haassrtre hotag J*J foot
Th rhuawet at thio pares wh he tta
Ires ouke aflwwiag awph* areas Ire
TV
rmm
poor hammer *
r»» The mreoe heleo lo os thtah—"
Tho vote*, grow tog orerer. Mopped
obrwiwty at nade Jerry eatered the
ktfrbvti and perretved aa uakhowa
neighbor Mr* Penlleld latrudaced
Mm
“Plested to meet you. I’m sure." ao-
kao* (edged VI ra Wopple Irreproarb-
ably “I hope you're goln’ to enjoy
yourself In Mis' Penfleld s loft.” Her
voire was acidly sweet.
Jerry Winston's eyes twinkled.
Thunks. I'm going to a'prlse you by
doing that very thing.”
To Mrs. Penfleld's amazement, they
looked steadily at each other through
a moment of tacit appraisement, more
significant than speech. And It was
as if each felt the decision of the
other and acted upon 14, for Mrs.
Wopple flushed and departed with
stammered leave-taking; and when
ahe had gone. Jerry Winston laughed.
“Sweet little dame!” he murmured.
“Pepper up an Icicle, and you got her
duplicate, eh?”
“Sh-h, Uncle Jerry,” begged Mrs.'
Penfleld In a whisper. “Here's Per
ennial Prue coming, and I wouldn’t
have her hear you.”
“Who’s she?” inquired Uncle Jerry,
in a corresponding whisper. ‘1 guess
Hi get out.”
“You will not.” Mrs. Penfleld
caught hla hand- “She’s one of the
■ lce»t—" Kite broke off.
Prudence liapg -od was standing In
(he doorway She wag of dfOcat*
band, dainty oith a pretty air gf
mV Ml—re tfcal reoolted from tho
gaagrtareorea of family hgengremad
Ae Iregre yreOff *** ho4 yog cm a ore
T «*>
t Pat gMrecf ‘4
gag teag.
"f re re
way to ■she ladlaa
^waa a
of affertioa. ao tar booooth t
faro that It ran Hear of thHr radical
dtrelmtlarltleo la exportenre, and
taatea. Mr* Penfleld ■ activities were
rigidly practical; bat Prudence main
tained a fastidious economy In the
two room a which ahe reserved In her
flat for her own use. She rented the
other rooms, and occupied herself
with hand stitching, fine embroidery,
and the making of pillow top* to help
out her Income.
She was that strange geographical
anomaly, a New Englander set down
in California, the most untrammeled
state of all the free. And yet the
transplanting had occurred so late
that she showed the least possible ef-
fect 'of the change, as If her roots had
been amply protected by the aceonv
panying soil of her native section.
Three thousand miles from the land
of her birth, she lived In an atmos
phere which she had brought with her,
as her grandmother’s clock ticked off
the days under the glflfcs dome that
shut out the rude breezes of a wider
world.
She had had a Romance! She had
had a lover; she had been engaged.
But the lover had gone to sea, had
sailed away to the Isle* of Spice. He
may not really have had that objec
Uve; bat when be did do* return, he
was enveloped with that glamor that
droreods moat really apoa (be Irear
who ohipe far thoaa tai
ta retag far
af irvaaorw
ovuremaif ere o re are* |
aa hie a*m*repa»ree af ala
•hare flqNfl reoag aareaa tea he
a* «*■ ye * ■» 'Oi'O «• re*" 1
•reta* am mm#* Mo mma me ggregre are
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I hr"* hae » •>,.•*« ... re-. w # g)«
More area ffnae r*» » reo aa tee •-oagiaaremre Ire
Ore 0*m*0 *a»*wrem» tore m"
$m •hoe rereoe gr—«d e arnttea a*are
aaqaareabrevo * W# mt wo gme vM**am * *o
«ma am %• -oe 40m* m <'<«orev am* mm %
mare horeore eao m # •»*>••
* 1 >wa t greae hi • v*a
h ramra h—re re aPk»re***iagfc fhiMre
grre m reree vagre » Mae meet eme aerew
e**'a paj re ir rnMmmm o%*«»a OMade Ola mmv
•reafl ww mi o anatere eaeo—areot Aomre
wo*'** «a hwoam tTmaoae reum «m*o are ate '**♦*• a* gm ae
•ret. rere oaeaad qreeaat flareore ore m* grearek koaw jeamte
ami o«at ret aaobret oo*reaoa mreff fmat were remoam* rea re hae ammi hathb
Me ataebre* eemreaore hfltfl ^hm aet maNgrehorern fhaa aa who emeagree
goad *fo» »«• egmre tea vomtei m*«e re waat% he atre Chrektaoo aAraiefete
*oate mo«o Irethhtff atp MM Mai gm
•00m* f've atehe Doa re meoo*m*g v*mc j Eoare* iMbahia *vm#f t mmw m
tem rem 1 ream# aha ahmeh of hmoff gma ao* * the age go mooo hat
hagag * Latv ia • a geavt gstv. ami gmog ereama Me mate ha PVei m
I ago (hat $%*■-** ♦#*#' - -a t«- ffeti
*Y eo eaag ^reflaavg eotvvy. *htg eoag paa amreareg reHoremam thhgh a
vov y homatAtah" gao^g - ’. »m * -v - m moao aaom haag ho
oaream haare Ahte ate* hregadat fagterevm ere
mma asm M* ore are* ham re tk«og»
p* m <*• «* Jeeaamre* * mreoere w
1 % • . M*
* '
gf (go ag
w Tore
loo of fteogs
|i ggv ate
VOW
og >**-
te go gg *o<
own •vo*g
sag
m* real
$ # «fll * »a|te>
to goregv
••ore
isogs ks(
^ f I r % • ■
m a vreag
Mow Premrei arew hoe #
Prere mao «ami '* «oa arefl a
Tre M | haave emt*hahg hate hx
eoangw tasttm emo emMhg p
fregte m gpg «m*a remot *
tm. » t hree tre" MMtefl flte
J Mre hath area eg h*e hatea re mm
I mi arere rearegmam oaare «am a
i teftreglv aw
I o» -«»oc*re %•*
Pm* o*re* Cm*
rereo e vow
•re a
tew flea he terel
the reg * mi lha V
m*aetal grer
feted the |te eg we
fiMflrag ntt dtager (km* at aga caat
par head. Lottie had gal ealy am
ceptod, hat had tread (hie aa a lei at
with which ta pry off further galm
whatever ether qaaittlea might he dm
batahte nr la abeyance. Lettle'e
wonhlaeea waa generally
Successfully, therefore, ahe bad Inter
viewed tired mother* until ahe had
assembled nine youngster* In tha
driveway, each representing a cash
value of one cent. When Mr* Pen
fleld entered, they were about to be
conducted to the hack yard, there te
he vigorously and conscientiously eh
tertalned for an hour.
“We’re going to play animals,” an- 1
nounced Lettle, vastly excited.
“Animals?”
“Uh-huh. Out of that llbr’y book
you heeji rending us.”
“I^ettie,” called Mrs. Penfleld, aa
the child danced away, “remember not
to play too hard. You’re big and
strong compared with—” —•—r
* Lettle pirouetted momentarily while
she quieted this misgiving. “Huh,
trust me! It’s Just little animals
ft-** hoi ho
H a kahar af lava
v«vo foottag .tha call of Uad ao realty
ao 1*0*1 Mrehtag la kaomg of Lake
after Paul's death Tradlttoa hot orere
tatrreretag things ta say. bat ao word
of certainty.
raaoe of tho Char-
threatened with
the federal btdfc**
redaction of ITS.-
Courage.
Pear (tad. and take your own part.
> n>err'!« Bible In that, young man; see
how Moses fcored (tad, and how he
took his own part against everybody
who meddled with him. And sec how
David feared (tad, and took his own
(►art. . So fear (Jod. young
mun, and never give In! The world
cun bully, and Is fond, provided it sees
r man In a kind of difficulty, of get
ting about him, calling him coarse
names, and even going so far as to
hustle him; but the world, like all
bullies, carries a white feather in Its
tail, and no sooner sees the man tak
CboHereo# Vaeg
Chorleotoa —The
lore 00 navy yard.
pootlM*- «Ire tag If
direr tors rail for a
OOA.VOO la naval estimates, hi
taken up by Dr. Roy 8. McKlore.
commissioner of port development and
foreign trade. I>r McElwee has com
municated with the senators and con
gressmen to whom he wrote on the
question of securing for the local
navy yard work in connection with
scraping naval vessels, and will per
sist in efforts to prevent the Char
leston yard from being affected in the
way that it was threatened last year
when a strenuous fight was necessary
to save it.
ing off his coat, and offering to tight
Its best, than It sea tiers here and
there, and is always civil to him af
terwards.—Borrow.
we’re going to piny.”
Mrs. Penfleld went on Into the hous*
Uncle Jerry was there before her;
also Frank Bosley.
“I thought you wouldn’t mind,
Car’llne, If we walked Into your lle-
Ing-room for a irlrtute.”
“Your wife brought it
re« to kvep while ah# waa
* When a Man, Gets Angry.
The man of putlen^y and of right
eous purpose accomplishes some
thing worth while when he gets an
gry. Every ounce of his energy Is
gathered and dliected toward a good
result. It la tha moral steam con
trolled and made to hit a definite
pr*l»n that oenda' thl* old world up
ward ami onward.
Rainfall Greatest For Years.
Charleston.—The rainfall during the
month of August was the heaviest of
any for that month in 20 years, ac
cording to records of the local weath
er bureau. A total of 12.29 inches of
precipitation took place, nxceeding tbe
12.11 inches which occurred in Aug
ust. 1894,. hut falling under the co
pious precipitation of August, 1893,
when 15.53 inches of rain polred down
upon Charleston. The normal for
August la 6 97 inches. The heaviest
on record for August la 19 18 inches.
In 1S8S. which If tha heaviest on rec
ord (or Cbarlretpa
reo
•arei
.. »
Aifcaa Coooty Levy Flood.
A k*~* The reegihart of tha A ken
rresit d»i»greare »ated rei Aed «# F-
M HaalgiTTa ate §•«* »ho treaty
teay Are Ikf? of ?• ovate Tkao 10**0
_ gaoa tte
owre a oee fl •■*
itete «g
After
Every
Meal
Tflkfl it kflSfl li
tt* kitft.
Hive a picket ii
your pocket for an
over-ready treat.
•*•
A delicious confec
tion and an aid to
the teeth, appetite,
digestion.
FOX HORNS
Hairs Catarrh
teMP fasten aqpteMNm tel 4. ffilffitete
kdteflffteal Ml C.dmteAh
F. §. cmxrv % ctx. irete* ctea
ve re g. creggt.0* *a aga u vaca
BASiS Of SOUM) PHILOSOPHY
Core o*i
Too-wg to Hoo«1
Okarta* II f(|«-er. bred «€ tb
f-ntesef ut ree ? reatiMNn, a*ya
that ud fln»t taking that •dhre )e*m
ago an Irlah labufer hoilrel him ••a the
Kfubarreilero with a “tewMl-maniiB’.
Mr. Prlftldint. Ho* are >e the ntara
inr
“NV\er l^ette^.'* said S|»»*iir. “and
how 11 ta tut you?”
“(H'm fovlln* Jlst the ftnme way.
We're nil iv us wtirkln' for ye. an’
workin' f»*r the state, as hard as iver
we ought to, considerin'. (»| hope ye’ll
have it'^pod ndmlnlsthrafion. An' let
me make yez one iv these here siggis-
tlons. San Francisco hay is a fotne
body o’ wather. Wldn tliin’s don’t go
might 'along tlie froont an' yor soul
gits all full o’ thmuhle ahofit it, don’t
let ii wrinkle yer face nor kape yez
awake noights. Remimber that- Hint
hay was here a long time liefdre you
come an' it'll he here a tang time
a fiber ye’re gone.”
Switchmen NeedetL-
Mttny a-gofden o;qtortuni;y has been
wrecked for want of a genius to
throw the switch.
Every table
should have its
Daily Portion
L
Grape Nuts