The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, December 27, 1916, Image 8
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In bin unm^y frame of mind, E1L«>
worth began to think that hi* waiter
wan growing NU*piriouM of him. Every
time the waiter drew near, EIL»worth
had a apeil of th> ereepa. Now he
brought Ellsworth's cheek, left it,
melted away, stayed away a while,
returned, j'togh'd shifted the cheek
the oae»tb<*i»andth part of an inrh,
withdrew, and at last approached onre
more.
Just as he did no that pretty girl
leaned towanU her escort, and said
something to him that made him put
down his gta««. get unsteadily to his
feet, and wabble over to starthnl Ells
worth.
11 1 beg your pan Ion.” the stranger
said, “but my friends know you:-
you’re ,!.AHcwood. the author of
‘Shows’; an’ we wan' you oyer with us
at our table "
“I really l»eg yo ■ r pardon.” re-
joiiusl einbara-'.-ed Ellsworth, “my
name is Ellsworth—not I^iekwood.’^-j,_
“O th's alrigh.” retdfMd his raller,
with a ^w^•«•t smile, as be sw;»y»sl gentry
to and fro. " WfTy fine oC you to l»e
so tiHslest, y’ know. But you gee we
tnoT you. we tht, an’ you simply got
trr «*mT»c «.sn r’— — —
•'flc turnisl towani his own table.
“Here.” he gigghsl, “the lion refuses
t’ la* a’ lion. Come on ’n’ make ’m
roar !”
The girl whose eyes had so oflenjpet
tnose of Ellsworth rose in :r flash and
joined the men Ellsworth sprang to
his feet as she addressed him:
“It’s really too unkind of vou, Mr.
Ixtekwoml. r*ot to ris*all me, for I hail
tin- honor <> tea in actually the same
room with you at Ml**. l^-iising’s,
hv^t Thur«lay, and I f<s-l «-s|><f>ially
privile^sl t.» Ik- r •tneinls-nsl. Ih> join
U-. wdt»*t y*m ?
• “,l n*gn-t i? ino-t siae<-n*ly, but 1
must insist that you an- ttirsiaken.”
murmuml Ellsworth, his face crimson,
and his words stumbling over one
another; “but you see my name is
Ellsworth, not l/tekwood, and I really
am nobody at all—distinctly nobody.”
“ How charming of you,” rejoined the
girl, laughing merrily. “I sup|»ose
1 should rrs|*eet your wish for privacy;
but 1 happen to be in a most stubborn
mood toniaht. so you'll please come
along peaceably.”
Ellsworth oi>ened his mouth once
or t wire like a gold-fish making bubbles
in an aquarium, but no words came
forth. The girl, suddenly" leaning to
wards his table, thrust his dinner-cheek
swiftly towards her escort. »
“That’s yours. Take it !” she com
manded. “Mr. Lockwood has been our
guest ali evening—though he didn’t
know .it until now.”
Suddenly comprehending what she
had done, Ellsworth made a deter
mined effort toveapture the paj>er;
but the grinning wabbler held
to it, and the girl was baffling.
“Xo, Mr. (.ockwood,” she decided,
firmly; “I am eccentric and daring,
as you see. - Now don’t say anything,
but sit dowm”
"Tha’s right, Lockwood, ol’ chap,”
put in tTie amutfile second, “conic onT”
And he nlinost hauled Ellsworth into
thevextra chair that a waiter shoved
to that enchantciI table. . ,
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When ElUsworth finally rose with
them, it was rijll as “Mr. Lockwood”,
‘n spile of his efforts to prove his
identify, *nd with his bill paid by the
fond youth of many drinks, who con
sidered the paying a privilege. And,
mnrisiver, he rose under an order—
it was no mere invitation—that he ride
Pack with them as far as “his” hotel:
thi' i y would be passing right by it.
When they reached the fashionable
hotel where lived the real I .ockwood,
the other girl and the quieter man had
been dropped off at their homes. The
amiable tippler sat beside the chauffeur,
nodding sleepily. In the tonneau, the
girl of daring sat alone with Ellsworth.
Ellsworth dismounted, and .the girl
leaned towards him with outstretched
—Will you forgive me?—They did’nt
see yo’ur face when you saw your dim,. T .
check—O, forgive me—but I . h, p
And, although ydu do resemble j.i-.,
I knew you were not Mr. Lock*,
I’ve seen him often. You will fr
me, won’t ydu? And when
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Vou JT...
home—look in your left-hand ( , ll4
hand. He took'.ft; and all his planned- (
out words of gratitude died within him pocket. 1 m afraid I dropped something
for inv Ht its touch. in there-Good-night !”
The motor hummed, the ,- Hr
speed, and soon vanished in rh
for joy at its touch.
Then, at last, words came. “For the
four-hundredth time I must tell you.
he said; “that I am not Mr. Lockwood.
I’m getting out, at his hotel lest our
friend in the front jn*t1 rouse up and
throw me out, so convinced is he that
1 don’t know who I am myself. In
accepting your hospitality—in letting
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He faltered, and his eyes fell.
“Well, that—that dinner-check of
mine —” he went on.
“Sh-h-h !” interrupted the girl. “ Lis-
firndy ''♦'he stoic a glance at the two in front.
The man was asleep, the chauffeur
properly deaf and motionless. “Listen:
The rest of t hem did not rememlier that
you were the man we almost ran down
at Seventy-second Street. They didn’t
know that — that you had raised your
ness. Ell-worth stood staring
it, while the hot blood drummed
his ears. Then with trembling fmg. r | '
he extracted a bit of cardboard
his pocket. Going close to one of t|,.
pillar-lights in front of tlrf* |, , tl | )|( ,
read her name, address, and b,
come and take tea with us to-inorro« '
seribhled beneath.
So she had planned that all »
She had written that at the table
Ellsworth straightened up
“Will I call?” hestaid almost.al .'ii
“Will I take that promotion gam.
make griod ? Will I ?” Th#n -u i
ly, “Jove. 1 must look like som.-| l .„) v
after all !”
And he broke into a whistle
swung his stick gaily along fh. v
lial
'TilVy drdn’-k—lIKlst _U tell borne. _ .
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opposite the cab window, but could not
distinctly distinguish the form. Then
Brandt emerged under the glare of
el«*ctric light, and stepped forth onto
the broad viilcwalk. As he appeared
the figure* flit ted out from the'shadows,
anil approaidicd him. It was avioman.
wearing a loose wrap. I hev exchanged
pcrhaiis a dozen words,, although the
man did not speak but once. Then they
advanced across the walk together,
and Brandt flung o|»en the door of the
cab. Tin* next instant he had grasped
her arm, and thrust her inside, spring
ing in after her. 1 heard her utter a
quick, smothered exclamation of sur-
pri-e, felt her extended. hands grasp
me to keep from falling: then the
cab started roughly with a jerk, and
someone pressed her back into a corner
of the frofit scat, while Brandt squeezed
himself in be-idc her. Except for the
oeeasinr.ai flash of a street lamp we
were in utter darkness. I could barely^
distinguish the figure* opposite, yet
l knew the woman struggled to get
to her feet, only to l>e thrust back
helpless by "Brandt who gripped both
her bands,
“Keep still r he ordered sharply.
“ Yoif’ve shoved yourself into this
affairi now, you'll take the ronse-
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T’lu , n v is no harm going to bi* done you.
only 1 II put Von where you can’t talk
for awhile."
The woman, whoever he wa>, made
no outcry, hut drew her hand* in
dignantly fmtn hi> gra*p. ami shrank
back into her copper of the cab, cower
ing t here. IxnvelojMid in her loose
wrap, she was but a .■<haiiele*.> .shadow,
ami. even in the oeca-ional flashes (if
liglit. I was unable to distinguish tht-
outline ^.iff her features. In truth
I wa- >o deeply eoneenied with BU
own predicament tlutt my interest
in her was only morneiltary. If her
interjection into the game wn- some
outcome of Braudt’s love affairs it
in no way cmieerned itself with me.
Staring oiit a* best 1 could 1 endea
vored to . det< rmiut* where we wore
going, hut my -'light knowledge of
the streets of the city was a serious
handicap. Once I felt confident we
turned onto Michigan Avenue, heading
south, fir there was a park on tIn-
left, and the street \\as illumined b\
clustered light-. The cab wa- travel
ing rapidly, to nitieh -o Miat Brahdt
rapped sharply on the ght-* front, aiifU
ordered the chauffeur to .-low down:
“Not so fast.” he snapped angrily.
“We cannot afford to lie
and taken to a police station
Crushed iji as we were am m
uient looking toward esea|H- wa-
less. I endeavored to count the
streets, but became confused
lost tally. Then we whirled to
left over a block or two of rough
incut, made a circle through
appeared like a small park, and .
forth into an ill-lighted sfrei t
near as l could determine our eo:
was still south, and we skirted i -•
wall, jierhap* eight or ten feet I
partially overgrown with foliar I
was hardly sure as to this." until
machine suddenly swerved, and
in through ati open gate, phingit.i:
into complete darkness ImmiimiJi
shadow of overhanging tre«-~
the chauffeur evidently knew th< w
for. w‘l»h lights extinguished. h<- I
circled twice on a noiseless road-w.i\
and i hen came to a stop.
“Open the door, Fritz,” said Bra
leaning over to peer past u- N i
and Swigert take care of your n
I’ll look after the girl Don't I*^
of him.” \
I was pulled forth rather roimi i .
but on reaching uiy feet outside, e i
tierceive we were in the shadow «t .
large building, apparently a re-i i •
but with .no light visible auywh
Just Indore us wa* a flight of -
step.-. The two men gripts-d my e -
urging me along a narrow walk v\l,i
led to a basement door I hung 1
just enough to anger them, w 1 -
Brandt forced the woman to aliu
"Drive in under the cover. i
wait,” he commanded the chaw"
“Cut out your cigarettes. shjn>-
might sis* the light. Now vv i i
lady.”
_ SW oqirang hack, tearing
of her wrap as she jerked it out '»t i -
fingers. Eranzen, with a German
released his grasp on me and gt d- • :
for her. and. before she could m r
the eah wheel, the Captain had
She struck him tim e, struggling <.*<or. ^
free, and the fellow laughytLi rti-! ■ .
lier arnpr down.
“That’s enough^^you littl*
he srns'red, “come on now
“I will nptv’ the voice tn-mM .
hut deh*Tmined. "Take your h u; i-
off me.”
it Was then 1 knew who she w
and. with one supreme effort, wrenei !
myself frei* from Swigert. and leape i
straight at Brandt's throat.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
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We desire to wish our many friends and customers^
very, very
Merry Christmas
AND
Happy Holiday Season
We wish that the tflad season will bring you many joys
and that the year has been most prosperous.
of Hie prog
there will he a program of song and
entertainment by the school, and an
address by a well known speaker.
Miss Edith Fraser has kindly con
sented to tell the school a Christ
mas story, and those who know Miss
Fraser’s aptness in this line will
know what a treat Is in store for
them.
Foil HALE—At public outcry in
front of the court house, 280
fccres of land, hounded by fol
low tug parties: B. H. C.rifdn. A.
Q Padgett. Mose lllver<; .! \V.
Avant and C (\ Beftton. Sale'to
be held on Sale»<tay in January,
same t»einp JUrfi. l 4 1017. at the
u.-iiai hour of sales.
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Published on the 20th and 27th
days of December. 1916. in The
Press and Standard.
H. ALBERT BEACH,
Probate Judge, Colleton County.
Horses; Mules
^yt\n OF HORSES AND MULES
JUST ARRIVED SEE THEM BE
FORE YOU BUY AND SAVE MON
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MAKE IT EASIER TO RENT
THAT HOUSE
*\ls it wireti for Electricity?" This is one of the
first questions asked by the vast majority of* prospec
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“yes” the house will already be half rented, for. of all
modem improvements Electricity is recognized as the
first and greatest.
Arrange to have your property all put on the
“Wired for Electricity” list. The increased rental will
quickly pay for this small investment.
Many real estate men so appreciate the value of
Electric Service that they do not attempt to rent or sell
a house without first wiring it for Electricity.
See that YOUR property has Electric Service before
the reciting season is upon you.
• I will oe glad to estimate on wiring one or more of
your houses £he RIGHT way free of cost to you.
H. O HOTTE
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WILL SOON BE CHIMING
And once more the question of ‘‘What Shall 1 Give
Her" rings through your mind. “She Has Every thing."
you say. But there is something you can give her—
something that every woman terms as the ideal Christ
mas Gift., “JEWELRY” is the answer. See our stock
and solve the question.
Wishing a HAPPY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL.
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Special attention will be given to the selection of thi*
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elsewhere. Y'dur business-is solicited.
Walterbord Live Stock & Vehicle Co.
H. W. BLACK, Jr., Manager
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Our Mr. Fromberg has just returned from the North
where he purchased a full supply of new Sample Shoes
for the Christmas trade. These shoes are bought for the
least money possible and will be sold accordingly. Come
in and see them for yourself.
NOT ONLY SHOES BUT EVERYTHING ELSE
The Sample Store
H. M. FROMBERG, Proprietor.
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