The People's Journa FICKENS S. C ,,.M itmat.e Ent,femi>y... I ahlays hated IIyla White. N because of her beauty; on the contrair 1 adore beauty, and i forgave her mat things for the sake of her pretty fae There was much to forgive; she hr done mle evi! and not good, from ti time, when we were children, that sl had come into my life. Ilyla was the only child of III mother's only brother, anl oflicer In lta Navy, lost at seal when IIyla was littl uIore than a baby. IIis widow mai ried again aftelr a1 barely decent intea val, and the stc"p-father took a violei1 aver8ion to the little girl. So Ilyl came to live wtl us, the only relation who were willing to have hier. Never were o wo (uains more un like than she and 1. lit person Ilyla closely resembled my leautiultl mother I was like uty tatlier's a ibnily. I tongh up with boys frotn 1ny babyhood, was a romp and a tom-Ioy at ten yeara of age; 1iyla, at eight was, so my moth er said, a perfect little luly. "If only Anne wert inaa re like Ilyla," she stgned oi+r and over, after m3 various escalpales, netver Ireauitng holl often my mtisclhiel was suggested b3 her model, who wie the v'eriest littlc coward that ever Ibreathed. Wher Ilyla would ha'e Is s{he was apt t seek some one a-lo to wet their feet it pursuit of it. My father atways stoad my friend << Let tle child alone," htle used to say "t Let her he herset,'' atoa once, whet he found mt sobiiug alone in a cor. nier, after an utiusually severe lect.ura upon my own iha rtcomintt!g-, anmd Ilyla' perfections, he kiSel me Itnd comfort ed ie with: " 1 like my little dlau4-'hter as she is Be brave atal tue, dear, antid the pol ish will coile tater; You will need i you know; even a i ditnoni is the het ter for cutting and set ting." After that I t ied hard to he gentleI and more ladylike, and I think I sue ceeded fairly well, hut I did not wan to be like Ilyla. I think shet mlust. have taken afte her mother in charactler, although tm' mother, who detested her sister-ini-lav as much as she lwed her niece, wouh never atit i. llyla never took straight way to anything if shte coula make for herself a crooked path. " Sneak aid tell-tale," tmy brother called her, :wl they scolded me 1o being her catspa!w; although even the never guessed how often my frock were torn climbing for fruit for Ilyl1 nor how many times I was punishe for mislleedis which Ilyla wouhl not at knowledge, andal 1 was too proud t charge her with. "' Ann t nitever tells t ales, 51aid thi boys, and( truly I never didl, whiatev< liy silenice miight cost. tme. At school it was thie same storty. carriedl Iyla thirough a many routg places, shichting her again and agait I refused t.0 write her exercises or I do her exampiles, but I knew that all copiedl nine, as sooni as miy back wi turned, and torc than11 otnce I wi obliged to rewrmite a theme because fl 01ne 1 hall prietiial was missitng. tlpt such occatslions II yIa invariably he credlit marks for hers. There wats one( personi upoin who ilyla's winnuing wvays had no effee Aunt Thornton, my fatther's wittoiw sister, whose wealth am1it stirengthi chiuacter malde her ai power int I family, had no love for I1yla. 1 fou1 her a veritable fairy godmother, ii as a child 1 made tmany deilight Visits to her beautiful cit.y hotme, Hlyla acComnpaniedl me only onlce. 'Ti Aunt, Thorniton detteeted lher ini a pt theft, which she alttemted (to 11111 falsehood, and1( promipt.ly took home. " I cani niot undliertake thle respo bility of a child whto does utot speak truth,"' sIte said to liy miothier, atnd spite of mammaiiii's entratiesf 1, andt imiaginle, scarcely conciealed imdig tion at lier harshness, she1 positijy refused to allow ilyha to visit I again. " Anne has all thie I )ouiglas htor and honesty," Auint Th'lorntoni uused say. The dear' sool never (dreamti how much thie object- lesson oft 111r 0' integrity strengthened nmme. It was Dot unitil IIyla and I wI both women grown, thatt togethi once more, we Visited Aunt lThornt< Even thien, I fancy my aunt woi have p)referred thant I shonl go alot but nmy mother asked for and obtain an invitationa for her darling. " Surely you are not going to member a childish fault, throughout time," she pleaded. Aunt Th'Iorntot had no children, I she was dhevoted to her step-son, whom she hadl been a mother since was fiye years 0old. Ned Thornt.on was moy hero; I e not remiemb)er when I dlid niot love Ii bett,er than any of my brothers, to as I was of them, andt (lie little girl a the big boy were chums always. I was visiting his mother whien went to Europe, to studly mi Germar and (ravel afterwards. Th'le parti nearly broke tmy heart, and I wept bi terly when I bade hitm good-bhye. ~I I'l write to you all1,thie time, a we'll be married when I come bach he whn~pered, as lie kissed me in fia well. Later 1 understood that lie ~ joking, but the promise comforted l at the time. Since theni we hasd k up a more or less regular correspot ence, which had been among the~ j( of my life, but never a word of ic had there been in his letters. Now I was to see himt again taf six years. Aunt Thornton bad spent more ti one summner with Ned in Europe, once, at least, had offered to take -with her. Papa would have let me but mamma objected, and so I sta at home. F?or the first time I dreaded a v to Aunt Thornton. I felt ashamed myself for the feeling, neverthelesi envied Hyla; was jealous of her bea1 and her charm. Would Nod,' lIke strangers, prefer her to me? was fascinating when she chose, thal e she woul choose now, I was wel . aware. She never took the trouble tc try to deceive 111. . " Ned Thornton is just the sort of .mant whom I think would like to mar ry," she told me frankly, " and he is not uy cousin, even though you claim him as yours." '1'hus it Caie to pass that I had to look on and see her play her garne. She did it so cleverly that she hurt me. Aunt Thornton blocked it now and A then, but Ilyla was so adroit that even Y, she could do little to hiuider. Most y masterly of all was the manner in D- which she contrived to keep Ned and d mo apart. I wandered if he noticed tC that; it seemed to mhe that he nteed not C have submitted unless lie wished and mny heart was very sore because lie did. Y As for m1e, I was at my worst, stiff C and self-conscious; Ilyli could always e make me show to (hsadvantage; never had she exercised that power as now. Wretched and miserable, I tried to t make up my mnnd to the inevitable t worst, to act as if I d not care, and Occupy myself with the admtirers who courted my father's daughter, but it was hard, and I knew that 1 betrayed myself sometimes, so 1 retreated farth er and farther into my shell, which was exactly what Ilyla wished. The end came one day, unexpected ly. I sat in nll alcove in the library, be hind a heavy curtaiii, trying to read, when I heard Iiyla and Ned enter the room. They were talking, but I saw no reason why 1 shoulcl take my presence known. " So you have noticed how quiet and unsociable Anne is," Ilyla sa i I, in her sweetest and most regretful tones. I Is it possible you don't know why? It is quite an open cet. The poor child is breaking her hiearl over Jick Duncombe."' " That, fellow!" exclaimed Ned. Exactly. Thete is no accimting for tastes, and he and Anne have been playmates from babyhood. Anl, really, Jaek isn't half bad, bestcles that he has a rich uncle in Australin who is sure to lea' hin a fortune som1e ilay. I don't think Anne cares for the money, but she is obstinate enough to be spurred by opposition; of conurse Uncle Douglas and Auntie won't hiar of it. 111t Anne will be of age next. year, and then she can, a11141 will do as she pleases." Up to this point I had remained silent, too amazel to speak, now I sprang out and eonfronted her. " lyla White, you know there is not one word of truth in all that rigamarole.'' 1 For one moment lyla was stag gered; then she smiled sweetly. " Am 1 really mistaken? How glad 1r dear Auntie will be!'' V Ier audacity fairly took my breath away; I *^ave her at look, and turned tc, ' Ned, hiignant. " " And I think you believed her!" I said. U "1 I didn't," lie repliel, ' oi,v Miss Ihyla was quit.e piositive, 1and yo~u1 have 0 been1 so distat iln yourI manniiler lately, 1 that I could14 not aisk you in que10 11(stions1 I w1Ihed. You 4) em to11 1ha lve toitally for . gottonl t.he prise11( you1 1made1 me1 six hi years ago. I have remiembilered."' -. 1 felt miyself rturn elimison,3 'o [lyla looked from ne of0 i us to the .e oither, and1( saw that she hadI( losi.. s "' If you two wvant to talk abiout, old( 15 times, I'll go and( write some11 letters (that, weigh heavily 01n liy consicienice,' n and( she left. as gracefully as thloughi Ld there had been1 1no stituggle and1( no( (tefeat. " Ned and I wvere marie'(d 111e next *t- spring*.1,ack 1 )uncomibe's uincle died 500oon afterwards. 'The fortune wvhich of hIe left, his nephew surpasIised all ex lie piectationls, ail 11l yIn is niow Ni rS. lid I )uncotmbe. hut AN 1l) 'L'0H I N G Ht hCA'I' IIC K tty Onie 1)1 111) Sti hipri l)l'rs htl 1iti by HIi in a 1,4h1 (I G4olI 'l'hings. her T1heo ed1itor of the Il'4)dun3k Ilie san mn his chair, grindinhg copy ithi ai 3)- possibl rap)id1ity. It Was thle eve o the prean daiy, anid the prl iter a1341 ldevi m were stacking the type at a great rate I She aifter sheet was 1111led with flatter. ia- ing niotices of '(1dun1k 's prosperity, oii 313 Manjor Hlitbers' new residence, 01 Ler Banker Squeezemi's newv earriage, of the appiroaichling graduation exercises, or Faster 8and faster lie Wrote, till hlis tired to brain 1)4cam81 dizz'iy and1( his head 01 (d101p0d over- -- vni " 11ow are you, Mr I. Editoir,"' said a hearty voice. "'mii Tomi Slocumi, that ire lives over by the big creek. Been taik er ing youir paper (quite a1 spell and m- thought I'd biett.ir drioi i and( pa1y ild til.'' Ie, "' Glad to see you, sir. [low's the ed1 crops over your way?" " Never better. Guess I owe you re for about two years. HIere's three all dollJars. Give mec ciredit for it, will you?" ml "' Wit,h pleasure. I'll jus5t write yelu to a receipt." he "4 Never miind the receipit. Say, I've a couple of chickens ouIt thlere ill the an wagoin that imy Wife senit iln to you,. im She saidI she'd bet you'd like 'em.'' nd '" Thanik you very much. I.. nd " Never mind the thanks. TIainl't nothing. Jtist been dIow.n to mill and lhe had a big grist ground. If you've got .y, a sack or somiething to put it ill Il ig give you thirty or forty poundls. We it- think a mighty lot of your paper, and we want to show it." id " You are very kind. I can never e- " Well don't try. Say I guess you'd as better send the Blade to mny ife's ne sister over in Slabtown. .She visted. pt here a couple of months last summer dI- andt got, acquainted with a lot of peo 'ys pIe. She'd like to keep track of them. vye And while you're about it just send it to my brother down in Cobosh. He ter Owns some property hero and ought to readi about, how things Is boomin' an here. That was a splendid wrIte-u) nd you gave the church supper. 1 bet it me tickled the chureb1 folks. Wo thought go, we'd die laughtn' at that story you redl wrote about the county corivention of asit tke therhid oar'thy.Ibeiv of your paper gets better every week. I ere goin' to have. a lot of apples tilli ysummer. Come out some ime ah4 fltake home a couple of barrels. Your na editorials go right to the meats of theQ questions at iksuo ani I'm gottin' a lot I of Valuable information out of then. Say, I'm goin' to kill a beef next week and if you want it I'll bring you in a forequarter. We can't use it all. Com to think of it I had you sn(1 the paper to my hoy that's goin' to college ovor at (;hngville, and I ain't paid for it. Count up what it all amounts to -for a year. Three dollars? Say, you won't gct rich chargin' that way. Vell, .1 must be gom'. here's a liver. Just give me credit on them subscrip tions for the whole amount. I'll be in next week with the beef. Good (lay." lut just as the good farmer stepped to the door his foot caught, on a spllin ter and he fell with such a thud that the editor woke pl. W. F. S'IC':VINsoN EudorMedi by Chesterileid i)etno eratic Convention. At the l)emocratic Convention of Chesterfield County, on the , th of May, the following resolution was uinmously adopted: Whereas, Ilon. V. F. Stevenson has for several years past served this county (Chesterflield) in public capaci ties with (listtnmguished abilhty and Iidelit,y, and Whereas, lie has signilied his in tention to withdraw from the l.egisla tivt lield and to enter the candidacy for the ollice of Attorney (General of the State, Now he it resolved by the I)emo crat ic ('onvention of (Ihester lield. ('ounty lPirat, '['hat we hereby heartily en dorse the public career of lion. '. F'. Stevenson during the six years past in which he has represented this county, amo ern!iiend him for the faithful and ellicient miilmer in which he has set ved his county and State. Second, '['hat we rlees to yonr home, We rices. N4"IlUO. F EN UIN AND) Uor Y'oiurs for trde, VY M. MULDIN7 Attorney af Law. Pickens.S. 0, ractice in all theOourtg. .OHo off ver Earle's D'r ~tor 'M. P. OA LI1OUNr. * A(tocne$a iAv CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the signature of In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA TIIE CENTAUII COMPANY. NIEW YO11K CITY. ment Co., Charleston, S. C. ghAt Grado 'aints ir . no. W. M n4u ry'a y-Mixod 'aint and S h ad fs" ( 1 111 W a te r h a MAt I hie Market I'y "SLD I'TAN DA IAD SHA DES' '" ' Wat..3r Paint Is the l'avorite. Haterial of all Kinds." it C.ost! hing. Buggies, haetons and Wagons ute Sacrifice! uiir word for it, biut, etnino andl see for your ie car,~ ry th li bc.*k,f Couirtlanid, Tlyson & ies, ke.,.1 a I siri I l i ( irade WVagonsi, thie of allI kirlsadM weiu a :re gobiig l eh ouer el ty well over but, we hiave a fewv bargains~ eler k ir, own ou i IIr (ownI rep)os1(.ory anid we( hiave foi eash or* goodj paper. Polite *tiiv e. lattl seo ii.. WVa are always LES & McBRAYER, OiURENVILLE, 8. 0. C & 00O., til Ikinds of D GRANITE 3n work. 'I carri whih our add1ress wvill bring r( dban bu ncr Ii t n d can givoe uIl-dest 'I CO., Aderon, S. C. ANDERSON BAB3B, ~oti'actor and Builder 3R. - P. CARLIsL ----DENTIST~. Offlce ver ad iuon. Drugatoe.