Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^???wpi [ i? i W FATE? By MINNIE M. TOWNSEND. I J "Do you really believe that, Dave?" The big, athletic fellow, lolling on the hot beach sand, turned toward his companion a little bit impatiently. *"Sure. If two persons are meant for each other they will come together. Clothes and fine looks have nothing j to do with it. What is to be, will be." , The girl at his side shrugged her thin shoulders and skipped a stone j into the tranquil waters as if to dismiss the subject. A distant bell ( clanged and the man arose with alac- rity. "First call for dinner. Coming? No; well, so long, then." She watched him swing easily down the beach. How typical of his attitude toward her were those last words. At first when they had met at the seashore resort she had been happy in his jolly companionship, but now she was no longer content to be merely "kiddoed" and "solonged." If what he had expounded was true, there wae no chance at all for her. When her boss had granted a wellearned two months' vacation she had thought only of the long, lazy rest she could enjoy, and had come prepared only for that sort of time. Just recently she had begun to realize that her life's happiness was at stake. David could argue brilliantly, but Anne was fully conscious that despite his latest argument he paid much more attention to certain fluffy-clad feminine creatures at the hot**' than he did to her own plain drab self. Suddenly she jumped to her feet; a little smile of determination about her lips. Ocean Beach would see plain """" ?? A VNrXTTT Auunf'O ' Aline Jtsrown no more?u uc? Browne would grace the pleasure re< u sort David scarcely noted the two days* absence of his little chum, but when she did reappear he was, somewhat perplexed and very much aware of her presence. He did not voice the ad7 , miration in his eyes, but Anne's intuition told her that he had taken stock of her trim green linen suit which went'so well with her dark hair, now displayed to advantage under the soft green outing hat. That evening she wore the new frilly pink organdie, and this time David paid her the first compliment since their acquaintance. With arms akimbo he viewed her from shiny hair to white satin slipper. "My, how fine we look," he said boyishly. "Anne, I never knew before just how becoming pink is to you." "No wonder,"- Anne told herself crossly. "I never wore it before." The long summer days drifted by, and before many days had gone bevond recall Anne realized that her * V dream was coming true. She was no longer just Dave's pal, but very near to being something infinitely sweeter. * .But somehow Anne was unhappy. A .little gnawing worm of suspicion entered her heart. Dave had never really cared before she had donned all her new finery, arranged her hai: becomingly and affected certain little airs of her own. The solution must be that he was merely in love with her new adornments. A miserable time followed this over.powering discovery, and soon her apparent disillusionment began. She refused his invitations, ignored him carelessly, and finally cut him from her list of friends. One week remained of her vacation, and these last days she spent mostly by herself, reading or musing on the perversity of mankind. She longed to be back in the ^ cool sanctuary of the office, in a white waist and neat dark skirt. The sham of life smote her tragically. The last day was rainy and cold. Defiantly Anne donned her very oldest clothes and went for a walk out over the breakwater rocks. Rounding a huge rock suddenly, she came face to face with a very woebegone-looking David. Surprise and consternation halted her a moment, but regaining her self-composure, she turned to retrace her steps. David was at her v side in a moment "Anne this seems . 'J to be the opportune moment for an explanation. What on earth have I done to merit such displeasure on your part?" Anne's mouth curled sarcastically. 1- Td'much rather not discuss it." David planted himself between the - two rocks where she would have to pass. "Well, I prefer to discuss it right now. It isn't many decades since you and I were the best of chums and now ?I Hon't know what happened, but we n ~ ? ^V?/\ +YY7S-V VIA!no are as rar awujr ?? mc mu Hp looked very boyish and eager as he stood there in the rain, and Anne's hard little heart finally unlocked and she told him the whole tale. "So you see, David." she said in conclusion, "I disproved your argument to my own triumph and disgust. I?I leave tomorrow." "You do! How very near you came to shipwrecking our lives, Anne. Your little dress-up farce hasn't disproven anything. Why, I've cared for you right from the beginning. Dion r you know that, clear?" v Anne shook her head, stubbornly unconvinced, but her fingers clung to bis when they met. and she did not resist the arm that crept about her. However, that evening in the privacy of her own room Anne stopped her packing long enough to slip into one of the old blouses, and. pulling back her . hair In the skimpy little old-time pug, she viewed herself in the mirror. "Well, Dave can say what he likes," she told her plain reflection emphatically, "but I know that you could never have b* ought it about." {Copyright, 1919, McClure Newspaper Syndicate^) % *4 " Useless Words. No Disappointment. "I see it is now proposed to have j "A man never ought to be allowed aave the word 'obey' stricken from to leave so much money," said a wait;he marriage ceremony." ! re, discussing the will of an Ameri"Yes, in the interest of economy, j can. It ought to be pointed out that I've always held that in so far as the millionaire in question did not ;hat word was concerned the minis-j really want to leave it.?London :er might just as well have saved his Punch, areath."?Detroit Free Press. | ^ m ^ ? Why They Do It. Right vs. Might. j "Water," says a medical writer !n "Why did you turn out for that j The Evening News, "according to ruck? According to the traffic rules j some authorities, is a deadly poison." rou had the right of way." This may explain why some dairymen "Yes," answered Mr. Chuggins, pa- still stick to the old custom of mix:iently. "But the truck had the right ing a little corrective milk with it. >f weight."?Washington Star. ?London Punch. \ ?| ' 4 re*# a # I* I; ^ M! V.i^s--' ' 1 #: ;|0|::,, 1 |?j T est I ThreoPo i; Greatest m:i jlj QVKRLAND 4 has'been ] Lftelt ^ most thorough and seve J 250,000 miles of mount; S-Tpl sand, heat, cold, mud and stxated the quality of every mJcj long before we began manuf This remarkable test shov T&fj that Three-Point Cantilever sive with Overland, are the gi (rea* ment in riding comfort sinc< j* Ition of pneumatic tires. i3fcl! They protect the car frc # ' Ml and prolong the life of every .. * They enable the wheels better to the road. Thf ^' '' ' Pll ' I i Smith?"Who are you working for SUMMONS FOR RELIEF, now?" ! Jones?"Same people?wife and State of South Carolina, County 01 five c hildren."?The Passing Show. t Bamberg In the Court of Common i Pleas ? Peoples Bank, plaintiff, | The prettiest line of box papers jagainst James Bartley' defendant, ever shown in the city now on hand To the defendant, James Hartley, j at The Herald Book Store. 40c to i111 the above entitled case: $1.25 the box. All the leading colors, j You are hereby summoned and re" " uuired to answer the complaint in l A Lady in Chicago Telegraphs For tills action, the original of which is i Rat-Snap. i on file in the office of the Clerk of ; Read Mrs. Phillips' wire: "You- Court for Bamberg county, and to | ell's Exterminator Co., Westfield, N. serve a copy of your answer to the ; J. Rush $3 worth of RAT-SNAP." I said complaint on the subscribers at Later ree'd following letter, "RAT-; their offices,'Bamberg, S. C., within SNAP arrived. It rid our house of twenty days after service hereof, exrats in no time. Just moved here elusive of the day of such service, and from Pa., where I used RAT-SNAP j if you fail to answer the complaint with great results." Three sizes, j within the time aforesaid, the plain25c, 50c, $1.00. Sold and guar-j tiff in this action will apply to the I anteed by Smoak and Move. j court for the relief demanded in the j :ed 250,000 Miles int Cantilever Sdi : Improvement Sin< 'neumatic Tires put through the greater comfort under all road :re test possible. They do away almost entire lin trails, desert sway and rebound which twist a: dust, demon- car. part of the car Diagonal attachment of the 1 actunng. Springs at both ends of a 130-ir /ed conclusively base gives the steadiness and sm Springs, exclu- of the heavy car of long wheelba reatest improve- Equipment is complete fron i the introduc- Starting and Liphtin? Svstem ?? o o o * Divan Spring Upholstery. >m road shocks * Come in and see this car ^Ibr'ickle " BAMBERG, S. O. ? ?rUS'yV.*SV -ri-V-?2*<r^iS*%V-il2?*Vii2'ef'S^S'SS complaint. CARTER & CARTER & KEARSE, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Bamberg, S. C., October 10th, A. D., 1919." ? To James Bartley, defendant in the above entitled action. Please take notice, that the Clerk of Court for Bamberg county has ordered that you be served by publication, in this cause; and you will, further, take notice, that the original complaint in this action is on file in the office of the Clerk of Court for Bamberg county. CARTER & CARTER & KEARSE, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Witness the official seal of the Clerk of Court for Bamberg county, this the 17th day of October, A. D. 1919. (Seal) A. L. KIRKLAND, Clerk of Court for Bamberg County. rings p. iWjn I conditions, ly with side nd rack the J/35 ?hree-Point ich Springs ooth riding ??? / 1 Auto-Lite to Marshall Jj|gJ . Ask for >845; Road Ian, $1375; 0 il i m K ?'