The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, April 02, 1909, Image 6
WE HOPE THEY WERE RIPE! A
ONES. !
How many apples did Adam and
Eve eat? Some say Eve 8 and Adam
2, a total of 10; others say Eve
8 and Adam 8 also, total 16; but If 1
Eve 8 and Adam 82, the total will
be 90; now if Eve 81 and Adam 812,
the total would be 893; then if Eve
81 1st and Adam 812, the total
would be 1623; or again. Eve 814 j
Adam, 81 242 oblige Eve, total, jia,
82,056; though we admit Eve 814 (je]
Adam, Adam if he 8181242 keep
keep Eve company, total 8,182,056.
All wrong. Eve. when she 81812 c0
many, and probablv fell sorry tor c0]
it, and Adam, in order to relieve her vt>;
grief, 812, therefore Adam, if he q ){
81814240-fy Eve's depressed spirit,
hence both ate 81,896.864 apples.
SHOOTING IN AIKEN. ?
upi
cf
Aiken, March 30.?Saturday night
Henry Lott. colored, was shot by a^;
George brazier, colored, with a shot ^
gun, and as a result he is now lying re
critically wounded and may die. me
The shooting occurred about 10
o'clock Saturday night near the ^
freight depot, brazier was captured cje>
a little later in the night, and lodged r
in the county jail to await develop- s)a
ments. '"he attending physician W1-j
states that Lott is in a very serious tJU)
condition. j
MASONS HAVE PRIZED HEE1C 1
mu
pai
Johnston. March 21 -hires usually be<
carry their freaks and as a result of ue
the recent one in Johnston the Mas- t|ir
oris have a highly prized souvenir.
Their Bible was found all oiiarre l
and in ashes with printing all obliter cjH
ated excepting .1 portion of thechap- inter
of I Kings, which is in perfect on(
condition. Masonry is founded on
this chanter and it was a singuar cc jir
incidence that one portion was left tn<
discernible in ashes. The portion was \\c
put under glass and is preserved as a uu
precious relic, all that was left ol
their belongings. 0.
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SPRING FASHIONS
?e<
ph
"Look out for suprises these spring (j,
days, (or you will find many of them
and big ones, too in the new fashions
coi
writes Grace Margaret Gould, the j
fashion exptrr, in Woman's Home
_ . in
Companion for, April. ' lhere is a
change in the waist line and a suprise
in some of the imported skirts- they
are growing wider, and as far the ^
little touches which are always so
i u ex1
important in the new gowns, they ^
are soon to march before us in along
?long procession.
Of course there is a surprise in the u'
hats, from the over trimmed co..spi- 1
cuous winter hat we have the impor- }CI
ted spring hat. a model of simplicity. ,s a
among the millinery novelties is a (pu
graceful hat made of trench pique. 1"e
It is not designed to wear solely with 1,11
morning dresses?oh dear, no! It is p*'1
a model regarded as quite the proper
to wear. For trimming there is a si- "~"
mulated bunch of grapes, eac h grape fl|
covered with pique, and also a group V'
of white wings. Another French hat
shows the very new two-story crown.
President Nichola Brown, fcr
whom Brown University was named Qj
was fond of quizzing small boys
One day while walking in the streets
of Providence, he came upon a little
ienow wno attracted nis notice.
"How do you do my boy?" said
the presidci c. "What is your name?'
"My name is Harry, sir," replied I Ml
the child: 1
"Harry, is it?" returned President j
Brown. "And did you know the
evil one is often called Old Harry?"
"Why, no, sir." answered the boy
"I thought he was called Old Nike.'
?San Francisco Star.
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AND CURE THE; LUNGSJ 10,1
imDR.KING'Sl 'i
new discovery!
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ANDAUTHROATAND LUNG TROUBLES! ,0 <
* GUARANTEED SAT/SFACrOf?V f of \
.Of? M ONES' REFUNDED. S
I ? ???T teiS
!"''l (l <" 20 ".imil. t C
H 1? M M h V) iro wit li Dr. Shoop .
I VV U rj k <"r?>U|> Hfiiirily. Ono 1 Of
U I 2 II I' t \sill : iirrly pro\<\
W " W " No vnmitiiiir. mi <li I SOU
irosv. A nfc ihi'I pli n njr yrn|i vv. Drutrci ?
Great Entei
Comes
e Harris-Cain Drug Co. mi
ion with the largest co-ope
ica backed by men do
Amounting to 7
People of Batei
Karris Cain Drug Co. o this city
re, with characteristic enterprise,
mostrated their ability to keep well
rest of the times by connecting
jmselves with the largest druggists
operation in America. The men
rmecte wi*h tui enterprise do a
arly business aggregating ever ,
T000, which well emphasizes its
lnndcss and magnitude.
Nearly two thousand retail <n agts
throughout the United .States
ve organized themselves as a coerative
company for the purpose
producing a line o' medicinal p?e,
rations which they recommend
solutely guarantee and back up
h their own names and personal
utations. The formulas of these re
cues aie inorougniy Known io
jry one of these druggists and the
;redients of each will be truthfully
scribed to the public and the remies
sold with the distinct undcrnding
that their purchase price
1 be instantly refunded without
?stion or quibble if they fail to
lefit the user.
Jver two thousand different forilas
were turned over to the com
iy. Ida eh formula being selected
muse of its tested and proved valand
established rcj>utation. gained
ough continued and successful
: by prominent physic iar.s.
\ research c >rrrd' ee t ;<n
miistsand physicians mac :e a most
ough and exhaustive test v.. each
; of these twothousac 1 p-osc ripits
until they had selected abon
ee hundred as being the very best
1 most dependable Known to meal
science, each for the treatmen
1 cure of a particular ailment.
These three hundred remedies are
w manufactured by the company
iich is known as the United Drug
lfoston, Mass. in one of the lar
>t, most modern and best equipped
armaceutical laboratories in the
tited States.
The tremendous output o -h
mpany enables it to purchase drugs
rbs and other necesary mater';.!
vprv lar< /? nuantitlpQ 1 1 i> en r>n
tion and professional advice of
XJ leading druggists guarai sees
high quality of everything i seel
:l guarantees that only tormina; o*
traordinary merit are used in the
inufacturing of their products.
I'he preparations of the company
shipped direct to the retail drug
ts who are connected with the enprise.
Thus their absolute lreshness
ssured it is impossible for their
ility to deteriate, there are no midmen's
or jobbers profits to be ad1
to their cost, and the public can
ain these products at actual cost of
MiVICT LEASE
SYSTEM ENDS
BORGIA'S . 00 Rkmmto
work
ON HIGHWAYS.
NIS, K1L *NJ F HUN ACES
HELD UP m\\ QUOTA OF
ONVICTS, >0L 1 Y UK ST A
TO LAB r: FOR OFTIMES
CJ UEl TAS:
ASTERS.
\tlanta Ga. - \pril 1. At sunrise
lay Georgia shook off the last
of her < < ivict lease system.
mi. om ? . of the .State to the
ti 'nunclred.; of h.unan beings
e led fro.n 'die cavernous depths
nines, from ;he sweaty heat of
ikinj' kilns. . rom the whirring,
k atmosphere : of furnaces on', in
Sod's Sunlight, lrom the con rol
larsh and often brutal taskrn isi
into the serene ol the State,
ieorgia has noSts't pet.herniary.
years her convicts in .e been
' into the mines, in; > t>. s brick
rprise j V
To Batesburg.
akes an Important Connectrative
corporation in Amering
an annual Business
r5 Million Dollars U)?^
sburg* Benefitted so"1
' manufacti re, plus;: single retail profit tio"
One noticeable feature of this bus- >
iness, and a very commendable one W,M
is th^t no one remedy manufactured jt]
b> this company is a "cure-all." and
" i. ( e : he >J different rente- "
i .vn m;l dependable spe- ^1
j eific fc-r a particular ailment. Tljc /
j confidence of the druggists interested
m 'bis c r-'Ise i ; unquestionably
'-'.en: rsTate-i by his guarantee aooi
which, is y 'u'c 1 or. every package. 1
Hi'-j i c; uiation U guaranteed to u<l
. saw
give satisfaction. I it dees not come | i
back ni? e y > money?it belongs j ,lis
to you and v/e \v< a you to have it. I "" 1
m-I -i RIUI
lhis 1-. i ertamly innovation that' to
must appeal to ,'n? oeople of bates- wuh
bur? . it insures ?-? y ami satisfaction
::>e<- tuso > i: o.vn local druggist.s ,\
Harris-Cain i 'ni.; Co, are so well He
known and highl espccted their in- ^
tcgrity are connected with this enter- <
: m is*" and are stal :ig their own per- 1
sonal reputation. <a the quality o: s'1'^
these remedie . 1 the very frankncss
with which tr.ey take the peo- ^
pie of bates burg into their confi-1 K'^
ui?" ii.suie:; rn unprecedented rue )j..j,
cess for these remedies which are H
sold t:ti-.li;i tiu" \ i ' ? name Rcxall, I 1
I war
which means l-.tiu All. i/rom re-: u
.!
p.Tis c > r<- tnousancls oi K"
)\vp. an 1 ci . Rt.vall Kern..
. , . .Volt
e ncj r.:e e n. demonstrating j
v ' ' t- name. u i<
Those who ve previously rei.-ed
lo buy J'* -deary medicines ,j*,tl
jci auae .c \ no way oi' ascer- '\
aining their ingredients, can now
purchase kexail Remedies. the formulas
of which the/ can have for ? r."
the asking, Resides they are sold l:
jy a concern personally known to '
and located right here in our own was
city, who guarantees that they aie (
n every way as represented or they
will cost nothing. i
kexail Dyspepsia Tablets arc the ;
first o the three hundred remcides ' '<
which are being.introduced. Anyone wlui
in Batesbui who suffers from stomach
derangement, indigestion or lou,
dyspepsia should not hesitate to try \
this Rexall Remedy when they are u,si
so highly recommended and backed sua
with .uch a guarantee. ji
Harris-C ain Di ug Co. are so well t],,?
r 11 v ki'. wn ford eir ster-1 -N
ling honesty and square dealing that ]
w great success for them ' <
with the Rexall Remedies, and they ;il?
are to be heartily congratulated in
>' 1 f?
bringing this great and modern bt.si-, i
ness enterprise to Batesburg. n
We urge all who may be in need 1
of prepared medicines to call on , h
Harris-Cain Drue Co and learn about
the Rexall Heme lies. Mute; prise of
this sort should be encouraged. tljl.
N
_ Hi'
kilns, into the foundries, where pri- , (i
vate greed sometimes demanded and Hint
collected its last ounce of human
flesh and its final drop of human j,(.
blood. But the State decided to ah- I
olish this traffic in white as well as wlU
black slaves, so in stead of selling N jj,!
its l.OUU prisoners, it will work them ni?\
on public roads. an'1
The change went into effect at v t,,
daylight this morning when the con- i
victs were returned to the counties- 'K'l:
in which their crimes had been comyou
mitted. Most of the unfortunate are j
, blacks of a low order of intelligence
^ f r*\'t*r\r nr n^Pivatilx llllli
uvll IVllvvU l Vi V ? VI 7 VVIIVVI I uwiv . y
I crime. ' ncv?
Though shackled and ironed, the
convicts greeted the change with ^ ^
i shouts of joy and werid hymns of i,av,
thanksgiving. | hoi
Strangely enough, some of the
com icts cried at leaving scenes which mui,
had been part of the daily life of so- \ t?n?i
me ot them for many years.
The new system, is believed, will1 ajon
not only improve the health of the i fortl
convicts, but will assure Georgia thei 11,(5
finest turnpikes in the South. ''.'j'
W?'?
i SIM',!
NOTICE?I have added to my ju
plant a good lathe, now prepared to w??o
furnish all kinds of turned work. ^
Good stock always on hand. Specia j
patterns furnished on short notice j Ai
D. B. Kavvl i lhe
i won
1
CaOFLES.
' by Thomas Cobb. 1
Continued from last issue. J
xmiUHj to .tuinuuk wuiiJ ?.?
iet! demurely up into tils nice.
Veil?' she said, breaking the
lewliat oppressive silence,
fancy I arrived at an unconvenal
moment!' llernard insisted.
>h. very interesting.'
myhow, you can get along with it
11 Waterhouse comes tomorrow.'
)h dear no! There s no more to he
I," she retorted. Not between him
me, at l< nst .'
eruard stared her almost tint of
itenance lliseheehs looked iiushmd
swollen.
tin I am I to congratulate you?
asked.
du may, if you like.'
-appose it will come off rather
a.' he muttered.
don't suppose W'rny will cure to
t ' she said, with a laugh. 'I never
a man much more eager.'
i presse.l his lips hard together,
face was contorted. Smith i,ly j
e wa - a ipiiclt eateh in his breath, i
ininiii:- lii; Itornnial strode
dim of th?' windows. His neck
bowed. and his hack in some
out scened to express the deep
and most xvoefnl dejeeiion.
in the)' laugh rant; out merrily,
turned ahruptlv to face her.
'or heaven's sake, don't laugh at
'Mow!' he exclaimed.
n. ! enio! M i m< !' he cried
think I ma\ as w?ll he going." he
I.
Veil. ""iid live." -lie an -W' ied 'i j
e yon will have a good time.'
oii've led inc a don's lite the last I
weeks," ho retorted.
Hid I thought we had . nch a do- [
tlul month!' said Amabel
e breathed a portentous sigh.
5ood bye.' be said, and stepped to
'ds t be door.
; would si rvu you right to let you
: ae cried as he was about to
n it. 'Ob. lb ni'", wiiat a a goose
are!'
don't need telling tine I've been
>ol.' he rejoined.
mi in eii not be hoi i i ! a well,'
I \niabel 'What h pom Wray
e to annoy yon?"
\ : a. '.' lb rnard iiium. i ed.
Yh\ not?
.Mi. (d course ?
"on see, he's going to be my broth
he said.
maid returned to tin middle of
room, lb lhi'* w hi: .tat and stick
the table. lie lelt a^ if his haft
; standing on end
Suing to be your your brother!
L'NC'a lllied
said \inal i 1
! is going to marry I'aiillne?'
he's tin- only sister I have, you
iood l.ord!' cried Hernurd, 'is that
it the lolinnv wo - telling you?"
low many more times\'h>
on earth did you make such u
ol me?' he flemauded.
'ou desi 1 Veil lo i)U pllllisiied.' slie
so ' 1 I'd vou imagine
II .1 .
V?'I. i lon'l Know. h returned,
amy a I many i?t-? t.avo
Iglit iIn- ino
Cm i n ''
ill : ill' way you've been going on
i 111 in.*
> i I. olir III?I v < II III US' one's sell
.11 wen I 'The poor man rc?|uirI
i *: a' .< \ * , on i\e lie has n't
r? l ii"l 1 an) sure 1 have not
s i luit 11 Amain ! '
'on oiiulr I" U in * iv,' she ai<l
h< 'tailin lb nurd tx
lie 1 I'll goili. lo |"l' all ?*iiiI lo
nil of thin*:.'
\ hat h i t iii ?.
iimelug yoursell no )ou call It
i nil 1 l..i \. I i" lie; Her
m aliswi i<ii i| lielly.
Oil ha\' || lie y.?ur lies In -a ; lie
ne letoi li i
II loohe II ? I illuT a istl 11 \ 1
i'ill'l I .III I' ' II.I A oillil ttlke l'
>mi woiih I- I ii i|ni|e so deeply,'
I Amain 1
'oil milst promise to lie II wife."
insisted.
tut ! don't wish to he any one's
she answered. 'And what a life
lOttiii lead you! What a life you'd
I me too! I)?cause you see. Hera
leopard can't champ* his spots,
I know 1
oti'ic tin- sweetest iA i 11 in the
Id," he protested.
.in fcu.;ai disagrees with o many
aUis," she eri? d. 1 know I am not
full ot ballast, and you'll admit
are a lit 11" exact in a. Hern ie .'
a ill," he eonl'es > d. And 1 am
. to marry you In fore I sail for
it.
I'cll,' saiil Amabel, I hope you will
er forget wind a sacrifice I am
dng!'
lie consequence was ihal itcrnard
sod his Irani indeed, he would
sent Gilbert a telegram if A maliad
nut oininoiisl) ordered him j
0 to lb?rs< in re as le had annus (
lie read d the houso in il.<
die of ilinn r, but lie could not pre- j
1 to any deep regret. His trou- '
was to keep hi good fortune to
self until Lady St radian h it him
e with Gilbert. Then he poured
li ids story. Completely soltisli in
freshness of liis happiness, he ,
'ed Straelian no details.
h? n,' said Gilbert, as his cigar j
t out, "Waterhouso purposes to
U definitely to l'aulinc toniorrow?'
manl looked at his companion's i
begone face, and remembered. '
es, I'm afraid lie does.' was the I
ver.
CHAPTER XXII.
rs. Cuthcarr had always clung to
pious opinion tliat everything
id come right if one only waited
I ' ^ sriiios^ mos. i m. ^
I in llnkn Nrttn
tlll.otll <?* k ( k
C Ai
vui
Bate:
1; hues. CI
OIN
- -i? -nrirnrii I MM? ????Hf
pail I.: I.- .\UM nun i:ei lilltll W8S 1*1'wurded
Slu* I'll I least satisfied a<
Willi \!i ;ii>< I s i aga genient to Horn- .
aid. and .-.lie looked forward to see jv
Iinline happily settled I afore many ^
horn- had pas e(j {lj
- ' ' ' ei
hi
lorn u run > on ?aMirna> allcmoon.
In the drawing-room.' said Atnaliel.
'I'ln ii l"ll Mary I will see Mr.
Waierhouso here." answered Mrs. m
(\i; heart with tie eon < ipiene that. el
on \Vra>'s arrival, he was drought to
Mr. ' *.ii heart s i ooni.
Nothing eoiild l?e inor- effusive sli
than 1. greeting on this ooea ion.
Sis i; higi/.ed i'.-r receiving him in
that room: die .eok his hat and si a eo
trout hi. lands. It'
I'r; . it i|ii \n,' she insisted 'I it'
lliini it will fli: i thai tint most
ei : i. i :. i. .-.el t?. indicated i lit!
. oa. in w ei) pr r hits hand sponi I
so km .
'I t. :!il il i It i you first.' ar
lie . :?.?!
'I 111 e ; ! . 11:1 i: \\ . i \| | ( 'at 11 ""
cart. '
! want you; > t is ion to ask In
I ncline in !) hi it ' ;i I Wray. on
without air. e\e --ive viitlui.iastu.
"Vou are a: lihert> to see my daugh W
ter," she rejoined Hut in a matter of i
this foil no mother ought to ntteiniit Vil
tn inl!u? nee her c hilil.'
i* it " 'ill." In suggested, 'you thin); ! sii
1 iiih> mux . Xpert a favorable re ' tr:
ply?" I roj
V ' " ii Nil Wat rhousc. sail'. .Mrs. ; I
<' . fai'. I shall hi- perfectly candid 1 ad
v ith you We cannot pre lend to for- I yo
get all ihat happened two years i >ne
: ' * ! W
'No.* I cried, deprecatingly. | an
I confess ! hiiv acted injudicious- j
l\ ' she continued. 'I did it t'or the ' pa
best, hut 1 quite underrated the as
iivie'ih nf Pauline alien ion. In i ><>
tail ! vvm convinced she hid put Sir
Td'-ert in >uur phu j inj
'Hut now '
tin ic',| have no fi at on Sir (ill Mi
lei:' ai u1111 she - <i i .eg ely . 'not fa<
the ! I In the taci m all that has pa
until!' <i. I imi;; -uj I ii>n-i'ler there he
is i?i11v oin conceivable denouement.*
Vi -..lilt Wray gloomily. ho
Now si,<. cried fu>sil.\, "\on are hu
inipa . ni in ? e ! ar Pauli >e She is ho
i: tie drawins: room.'
ii iiiow i hat I ati
No. i hat ion ? 'i' coming today.
but,' fa. Cuthcurt nrctldy added an lia
>ii" ii in will not lj. very, very de p
I e-'d to -. . \ oil at an,\ time Uli
wl .. mil! Iii- . ! ii 'el
I .'ill take you it) >ia 's.' said M: >'h
t'atheart. and Wray opened tin* door. sic
-In led the \va> to the drawing room. lit:
ni'i.nu it tirsit Pauline raised her es
e> e- ami with ui expression almost
of timidity pushed hack he i hair. tni
! ha' lu oi on a n :-it<>r. dai
ling, cried Sim ( athenrt. '.Mr. Water I
hot; i liesil'cv to ileal iii noll now.
11.\ in a: .Mr Wat thousi. she acMed. N\
rail ng h r right hand. I shall allow
vou pier h in minutes in which "<*
u"ii:i a -1:in ant nine. .Mrs t at,;- un
cart Hun quilted tlie room Wray and 1 H
Pauline remained staudin ? jind it s*
were hard to -a. who felt the more tin
thorotiehl> nburrasscd Hut V. ra> s,!"
plunged into the midst of tilings?
1 ii c 1 not i xplain win 1 am here,' '
he said. Vou know what brought me , s"
hack to l'higlaud ' Wl
I felt immensely sorry for > on, I"'
Wra\.' answered Pauline, 'and I felt j
a lit t h guilty, inn.' ! '
Oh. there wtis no need foi that.' \
said Wray; and liov. I have conic to , *
ask you to marry nie.' lte
'Vou know,' she answered gently, it V\
is not long since I promised to mar: ai
('.illicit,' wi
'Hut it my letter had not been hept ) >? i
Irniii lit ll ? '
That mud urn angry,' she sai<i 11 ' "t!
fore I could accept (lilhert, 1 hesiia*.
ed and hesitated. Sometimes 1 distrust
myself. 1 told him, I told my ke
mother, I wished you were here, i
wished 1 might have the opportunity
to choose between you. The desired
circumstances actually arose, and I l'c
was not told. That was what had enraged
me. 'Hut,' she added, I had (
accepted (lilhert.*
'Yes,* cried Wnn with intensi eag- i
erness. I (P>
If I had tiot loved him, I should not '
have done that."
'Tint you you broke off your en
en cement ' Wray suggested
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Larger Stoc
Better Style
Better Vafir
Smaller Pro
at
oner Brc
5burg and Lees^
othing and Furi
IE PRICE TO Al
'i cannot tell you how I might have
ted,' site said. I was not in a mood
i act very reasonably. I felt extreme
angi;< not with Gilbert, ? with
rcunistanees. with myself. I am
raid I told him 1 regretted my de
sion, and tie was chivahous?he set
e free."
Wray stared at iter almost incred
ously.
"I lieu you are not going to have
i\tiling more to ?io with me!' ho exn
i in * d.
^i'e -mi led faintly,
I ought to !- | insulted that you
? k; i .;nh it possible,' she said.
it
Tn l ' mi p. . :ed of such?that you
eld i'.iii^iin ie capable of turning
tu imi man to another in that way.
rat. i. would he shameful.'
f tho.i yon had made a mis!?'m.
\Vra> suggestel
It was no nnstak she repolned.
Ti l know,' h said elie?u fully, 'you
something ot a puzzle to me.'
A d appointment, at least." she
m am d.
1 1i;iv? not a word to say,' ho rernen
I accept the situation witht
reserve.'
I know you are a bravo man,
ray.'
1 begin to think i am a rather
in one,' ho said, with a laugh.
'Believe me,' she answered, 'I am
icerely sorry tor you. You must
y to for?, i Ui'ii i ! t ;:u> ; i t !i
proach of having spoilt your life,
feared what was coming.' I'auline
ded. 'only 1 shrank from opening
111 wiiMiii. .\r nrsi i almost expert moil
on insi 11*. lint, forgive me,
ray. J havo soon you ofton since,
d '
1 don't i*>iV"'!! out of thy com
rison,' ho said clioorfiilly. But, I
sure von. my phi. f wish is to see
ii happy in yo. r own way.
'Von lire generous." sin- cried, holdi
forth her right hand
As lie took il. i In door ojn nod, and
s. Catheart entered with a radiant
i Closing the door. slm faced the
ir with a significant ami cunprenslvc
smile.
You are not going, dear Mr Wateruse."
siic exclaimed. "You must not
try away Mr. Catheart will he
me very soon '
Hi.'.iking off abruptly, too infatul'iI
to observe any inauspicious
mptoin. Mrs. Cathcan rested her
nils on Pauline's shoulders
"God bless you. my darling" she
urtniireil and embraced her dnughi
iin|-i . .vely On turning her head
0 stan d about her with an "xpres#n
of blank astonishment Seizing
s opportunity, W'ray liad inaile bio
cape.
What a dreadful mistake you are
iking, mother!' cried Pauline.
\ mistake!' said Mrs Catheart.
What must you all tnitik of me!'
Surely you have not t t.ise.1 Mr.
utcrhousi!'
'Mow could you imagim I should
cept him? demanded Pauline.
Well!' Mrs. Catheart ejaculated, 'I
1 sure l wish I knew what to think
out you,' and she left the room in
arch of Amabel, whose conduct just
v scented to stand out I mm her
der's in wholesome contrast.
On teaching the street, Wray found
ilitlion 11 to comport hiniselt like u
her well-ordered citizen lie was
II nigh intoxicated by the tmexcte.l
ic.-uilt of his interview with
inline; it required all his .-elf-reaint
to refrain from some indenuts
manifestation of feeing.
iiici'itiittg his destination however,
did not for an instant hesitate,
hen he heard that Joan as 'not
In > i ' h< sent an urgent message.
lii th<" consequence thai coniiti-.l
in receive him.
I should not lmvc admitted any
.or human being' she said entcr;
i he i.i'ihviim riMiui,
1 hate come from ?}loucc.-;< i I Mace,'
cried.
ivi wonder you look so cheerful,'
e answered.
What is the matter?' he asked nou
: how pale and worn she looked.
Oh, nothing '
You are not well?' he persisted.
I suppose you would call it a fit
the hlues,' said .loan. 'But I am
ite prepared to congratulate you.'
You may!' he exclaimed
I do,' she faltered.
With all sincerity,' he continued,
inline won't liavo mo at any price
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ks
s
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fits
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lish in
LL.
She "nas wasueu i i .
.loan Blared at . u with something
like* dismay in in r face. Her hands
were pressed against her bosom, ami
1 her eyes . \ ate with a suspicious
1 April brightness.
Iu a moment, site had rallied herself.
'Does she still thin.; you are brokenhearted?'
she asked with apparently
irrelevancy.
'Upon my word, I believe she does.
But,' he add< d. 'I did my la st
'You did not tell her ? '
'How could I i Jive i i sates after
asking her to inarrv me!" he ans .vei
ed.
'You seem erratic enon-h for ino. .
things,' Joan raid. Nov. she added
'that chapter is .1 ' d."
'Quite.'
'Tell nie fiauhlyJean asked "were
you in love with her?
'No,' he said stoutly.
'Never?'
Never,' hi' insisted. 'But you see,'
he continued, 'if very beautiful women
lets a man se" she is devoted to liitn.
you think he might require to borrow
a little of Joseph Surface's morality?'
'You mean that Paulino?well, she
threw herself at your head, but misled
the mark?'
'1 fear 1 let myself go,' he admitted.
'But, as to love?I have loved
only one woman iu my life."
'Bong?long ago?' she demanded.
'Not very long.'
'Since your return?"
'Yes,' he answereu.
Jimii remained silent a lew mtuules,
then she said?
'There's another disappointment in
store for you, 1 am afraid, VVrav.'
'I am prepared Tor that?to be candid,'
he retorted.
'You always have spoken candidly
to me. you know.'
'Somehow,' he said, 'you are different
from other women.'
'So that you can almost forget I am
a woman.' she suggested.
'You are the most womanly woman
in the world,' Wray insisted.
'Apart from other considerations,'
she said, 'you can hardly expect any
self-respecting woman to listen to
you quite so soon '
'But 1 could wait, Joan!'
'I fear you must be prepared for
disappointment,' she answered.
'Anyhow,' he cried, 'you rejoice at
my blessed failure today?'
.loan regarded him curiously; her
expression half-petulant, half-mocking
The sunlight fell unon her hair
she looked winsome as a woman
could.
'You rejoice?' he insisted.
'Does it matter?' she asked.
'Your marriage would certainly matter
to me,' said Wray.
She had no answer for him, and
after a few minutes he bade her goodbye.
As soon as she was alone. Joan
went to the morning room. Sitting
down at the secretary, without a moment's
hesitation, she took a pen
i She gave Bernard an account of what
had occurred, requesting him to enlighten
Gilbert. Looking at her watch
when tin' letter was finished, she saw
that it was too late for the country
post. Bernard would not receive tho
news until Monday's second delivery
CHAPTBK XX111.
Sir Gilbert Strachan was a practical
man. As soon as Bernard told
j him of tho contents of Joan's letter,
j he put from his mind everything but
I the essential fact.
Pauline had done with Wray Wateihoitse.
Gilbert wasted no lamentations
or regrets over the past; ho
thought only of the future; and as bis
guest was as eager to return to London
as himself, they determined to
lose no lime.
They separated at Charing Cross
. Station Bernard to go to Uegent s
i i'ark. where Joan still remain I tg
I norant ol his good fortune; thin n t >
lose no tim? in bringing Pauline to
an understanding.
Paulino bad scarcely reckoned on
such promptitude; sbu wished rhe had
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