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THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA
By Ethel Hueston
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Synopsis
PART ONE
CHAPTKR I.—At a merry party 1b
the studio apartment of Carter Blake,
In New York, Jerry Harmer, Prudence's
daughter, meets Duane Allerton,
-wealthy Idler. He becomes slightly In
toxicated, and Jerry, resenting his as
sumption of familiarity, leaves the
party abruptly.
CHAPTKR II—The story turns to
Jerry's childhood and youth at her
heme In Den Moires. Only child of a
wealthy father, when she Is twenty she
fsels the call of Art, and her parents,
with some misgivings, agree to her go
ing to New York to study.
CHAPTER III—In New York Jerry
makes her home with a Mrs Delaney
<**Mlml”), an actress, who, with The
resa. a painter, occupies the house
Jerry takes an Immediate liking to
Theresa, and the two become fast
friends.
CHAPTER IV—The friendship be
tween Je|ry and Thereea, who le ec
centric but talented, grows. Jerry
pokea for Theresa's masterpiece, "The
Ocean Rider." Allerton calls on Jerry.
The girl, recalling hie conduct at the
studio party, refuses to see him.
CHAPTER V.—At a hotel dinner
Jerry sees Duane and Is conscious of
his admiration hut refuses to change
her attitude toward him Jerry be-
romes convinced she has not the ability
to become an artist and offers her ex
pensive painting equipment to an al
most penniless girl student, rtrets Val,
who cannot understand her generosity.
A painful acene results.
CHAPTKR VII.—Returning' from an
evening of gaycty. Jerry is shocked at
hearing from Mlml that Thereaa has
killed heraelf. She also tearna that
Mlml Is Theresas mother, and ts
pained at the seeming frlvolousuesa of
the older woman In the face of the
tragedy. The "present'' Thereaa had
promised Jerry pgpves to be her pic
ture, "The Ocean Rider” Jerry ts
deeply moved After the funeral of
hsr friend she decides to go horns.
CHAPTKR VI —Jerry, w ith Theresa t
help, convinces (ireia of her good In-
tentlwns, acd the two Kiris "make up"
At a party Jerry aaMtu sees Duane,
and will not recognise him Theresa
hints that Jerry should go horns, and
promises her a "present "
PART TWO
CHAPTER I.—At home Jerry ts en
thusiastically wettnined by her ador
ing parents Hhe wins their sympa
thies with the pathetic stories of The-
'resa and of Greta Yal
CHAPTER II—Enable lo settle Into
tha routine of everyday life in her
home city. Jerry l» dissatisfied
CHAPTER III —The sameness.” the
lark of Individuality In the houses In
the city, has shocked Jerry s artistic
Instincts and given her an Idea. She
determlnea to create a standard nt
beauty In house bulldlrig. borrowing
money from her father, Jerrold Har
mer, to do It, and Incidentally deter
mining that the work ahall he her “ca
reer" A letter from Khoda I.a Kaye
Informs her that Duane Atlertom has
lost hts fortune In Wall Street'fend It
practically destitute In pity and sym
pathy she write* Allerton, offering him
a position In her father's automobile
factory.
CHAPTER IV.—Alierton applies to
Jerry'a father £or a position, partly ex
plaining the situation, which Mr. Har
mer. In a measure, underaUinds lie Is
rather favorably tmore.-iaed with Aller
ton. and after a h:ief Interview tells
him to go and see "Prudence."
persona) aversion. But when* he liked,
it was with a quick unerring Instinct
which had never betrajed her trust.
She rejoiced that she felt tbl» liking
for the unfortunate young knight er*
rant, wlro - had come to the Middle
West on such an absurd, boyish queer.
Jerry might fool her father, might
amaze and bewilder even one as skep
tical as Dunne, but Prudence saw
through every little flaw in her armor,
saw what Iny beneath her stubborn re-
KlKtnnre and her eager Impulse, both
springing as they/did from the same
•motion. ■ '' • • • ' .
; She found herself spologtzlng for her
'daughter. “You must really exciwe
Jerry If sometimes tdie seems a little
self-willed, almost strong-headed, her
father says. I can’t imagine where she
got so much Wft&one. I’ in v m*>' easy
about everything, and her father is
xfnx In the hands of any due who-tries
to wheedle him, but Jerry has a ter
rible mind once she gets ft made tip.”
Duane found himself thinking less
of Jerry than of Prudence, rather,
thinking through Prudence to Jerry
again. Ills impression of that lovely
though willful young woman had to
undergo a swift transformation now
that he saw Prudence. She explained
everything lie had not understood be
fore. He found her a rational account
ing for the moods of a maddening
maiden.
Prudence did not ask questions. She
j’lst talked, laughing with him, at New
York, at Jerry, at the Middle West,
snd at his curious obedience to the
caprice of her always capricious d^ugh-
t«r.
An then she told her tmshnntl that
she hoped he would he very tactful
that night when Jetry rnme liome. so
that things might work themselves out
to a neat conclusion without interfer
ence on his part.
“Tact? What do you mean tact?”
he demanded.
"Tact—you know what tact Is. don’t
you? It means, say nothing and be
lieve everything you hear,” she ex
plained sweepingly. “It means, don’t
say a word to Jerry about the young
man, don't so much ns breathe his
name—and If she mentions him of her
own accord, believe everything she
says even If you know she’s making It
up word for word as she goes along.”
Jerrold, who had always found her
counsel good, Consented to follow the
dictates of tact ns she portrayed It In
his dealing with Jerry. And so all
during dinner they talked with pns-
alonate concentration of a thousand
thlnga that on this night Interested
them not In the least—of .Terry’s
houses and her struggles with labor
problems, of Jerrold's business, and
Prudence’s lnn<ieent pursuits, of poli
tics. wars and religion, but not one of
the three raised a .yoke on the subject
of Dunne Allerton.
After dinner they snt down for s
practice game of three-handed bridge,
but when Prudence, playing spades,
revoked twice In hot succession with
out a word of protest from iter oppo
nents. she put Iter cards on the table.
“You’re not paying attention.” she
accused them, “flow can you expect
to teach me to play bridge unless you
watch me? I trumped hearts twice,
ami here I have two hearts In my
hand, and now I don't know yjhnt to
do with them.”
.Tern laughed. “Pretend they’re
trumps. Anything Is fair If you can
gel away with It,” she said Indiffer
ently.
And then her father, abandoning the
admonitions of Prudence and the
guidance of tact, turned on her In dea
pe ration.
“See here. Jerry, I’ll stand for a lot
—and hea\en knows I’ve had to—but
when It comes to bringing a strange
young man out here from New York
and dull'[dug him down on me without
warning, and \wushing your hands of
him In cold blood—well, you can’t do
It ”
Jerry stood up. She looked her fa
ther straight In the face, but her vole*
for a
(CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)
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CHAPTER V
Jerry’s Mother
Duane’s plaintive annmituciuent at
the hospitable door of the Harmer
home found echo in-a soft pen! of sym
pathetic laughter from within, •md she
came herself to receive him. Prudence,
both hands outstretched in welcome.
“I’m Prudence," she said. “I am
Jerry’s mother. Come right 4n, won’t
you? It was Just like my husband to
send you to me in some suen crazy
fashion.”
Dunne felt n pleasant, eurhms quiet
come over him ns he lonkiMl ut her.
Prudence! Jerry had thought It was
falling In love like—Prudence. Jerrold
hnd sent him Is triumph to—Prudence.
This whs Prudence.
In spite of the extreme slenderness of
her figure, in #piTe of the delh.ite
pallor ot her creamy skin and the
Taint suggestion of silver in the soft
browjj hair, tltere w nothing of frailly
about' her, ’rather a sort of youthful,
undying buoyancy. Duane loved the
humorous droop of her sensitive lips,
the humorous light of interest in her
bright eyes.
Prudence laughed, bolding his hand
eompMiiionahly in hers, as she drew
"Wm Into the wide lovely room, where
She motioned him lightly to an easy
chair, and then tucked herseif cozlly
into one corner of another, far too
( wide for her, leanliy; comfortably o jr
the upholstered arm in his direction,
could, have wept aloud over him.
yet she liked him. Prudence, with
rigid training of her Methodist an-
V Still stobtly affirmed that ahe
• dislike to any human be
lt she was positively without
Jerry Steed Up, Looked Her Father
Strafght in the Face, Her Voice Was
Very Gentle. “Why Can’t IP* Waa
All the Said.
was very gentle. “Why can’t ir waa
ell she sai<V
Jerrold looked at Prudence for an-
slatance. Prudence was patiently
counting the superfluous hearts.
After all, what was there to sayf
Why couldn’t she? Obviously, she had.
And that was the end of it
The next morning Jerrold called
Duane Into the office.
“Do yon want a position?” be asked,
still booefnl Amt
the
'“Oil, ahaoiately., I came on purpoee.”
Jerrold sighed.! But he told him to
heng about, and put In the time as
beet he could, -to tty not to get tn
people’s way. end if be accidentally
came acroes anything he could do, to
feeLperfectlj free to do It Be gave
hint cards* to the beat dubs, offered
him the use of a car at any time hie
wished It and told him to get as much
fun out of life as he could.
“How much salary do you want?"
“Bow much can I get?"
“Well. I fancy f could get men quite
capable of doing what you’re golne to
do for fifteen dollars a week, (ind glad
of the chance," Jerrold said, smiling
faintly. “But It Jends a aort of tone to
the establishment to have your clothes
and your accent In our employ, sb^say
twenty-five. ~ Anti you might Ihtfnge
gracefully about In the showroom as
much us you cun; you are sure to at
tract uttentiou to the house if not to
the motor.*
Duane thanked him, and said be
would try to be worthy of so tniich
trust. He said he had other clothes,
far more comment-creating than those
he was wearing, and that his entire
wardrooe was henceforth at the dis
posal of the Harmer Motor.
^ Aiid their he laid serious and studied
siege to-’ihe stubborn heart of Jerry.
Every morning on the stroke of ten. a
messenger appeared at the doo.r with
a box of flowers, violet, orchid and
rose. Jerry gave them to the maids,
sent them to the neighbors, but finally,
in a burst of resentment at the per
sistence she was beginning to feel was
more than Hesh and blood could bear,
she whirled the unopened box Into the
"And you may have to go to worlt,
too,” she told him. “She seem i quite
to have set her heart on making you
work. She used to scoff at the no-.,
billty of labor as applied to herself,
but she seems to have no such scruples
In regard to you. Perhaps she Is going
to ennoble you*’ in spite of yourself.
But possibly you will not mlnd,^ You
do not look at all lazy.”
. “I’ve worked before—as yon might
say. Well, I never washed cars fo
living, btvLPPrha'psT can If I must.”*
He asked Prudence. If It surprised or
disappointed her, when Jerry gave up
her dreams of Art, her hope of becom
ing a painter.
“Not a hit,” tills amazing woman
told him. “It didn’t surprise me, and it
certainly didn’t disappoint me. f was
glad of It. I knew all the time she
couhlu’t paint.”
“Then why did you send her—alone
—to study, to—”
“I knew It. but stie didn’t. She bad
to find out somehow, didn’t she?” And
then she talked more of Jerry, of a
Jerry he bad felt might be in exist
ence but bad not known In person.
“She may not lie much of an artist,"
she sold, “hut she's a beautiful, won
derful daughter to Jerrold and me. We
don’t care whether she cun paint or
not, she’s ours.”.
After a little, when he felt he could
safely venture to Intrude upon the In
timately personal, he naked rather
awkwardly:
. “Would you mind telling me—how—
you fell In love?” ^
Prudence blushed a little, laughed
delightedly. “Oh, the silliest thing.”
she said apologetically. “Didn’t Jerry
fell you?”
And then site told him of that early
morning on the lovely Iowa country
side, when she went coasting down a
steep grade on a borrowed bicycle into
disaster and wreckage at the bottom.
When he symimtliized, laughing, with
the Prudence lying* in the dust by the
roadside, buttered and crumpled and
torn, will) the ruins oT the borrowed
wheel about tier, and on her con
science—
“Oh, don’t be sorry,” she pleaded
gaily, Joining his laughter, “for I
opened my eyes ami there stood over
me—Jerrold—Jerry's father—and we
looked A each other—”
Duane’s lips were a rigid line. “Love
at first sight!” he muttered grimly. “I
might have known it.”
Prudence nodded. “Yes, love at first
sight,” she repented softly. “Don’t you
let anyone tell you there’s no such
thing. There Is! At least there was
in our day. Oh, well, perhaps it is not
technically and scientifically down in
the hooks sa love at first sight. But
tlyre Is that little pleased wakening
up, that warm attraction—and if It
stops, it is nothing. But if it goes on
and on. It is love at first sight. Like
ours! But [tti'haps things are different
now. times are changed, and girls are
very different.” •* .
Duane was looking past Prudence
now, beyond her, to the heart of Jerry,
her daughter, unchanged, with the
changing times. In that moment he
knew with undouhtlng sureness why
he had come to this remote and curi
ous [dace In answer to the impulsive
appeal of her letter. His eyes, on Pno
d Pi ice’s face, saw not hers but Jerry’s.
“I’m surprised she didn’t tell you
ah<>u ( t It.” Prudence was saying. “From
the time she ebuld tirtk, she has adored
that hit of the family history. When
she was a baby, and a little girl—yes,
and until she was a prefty big one,
she Would always say she was going
to fall In love like Prudence. She
thought nothing else was really love!
She used to ten perfect .strangers,
with the utmost frankness and assur
ance, that It would come to her like
that—love—a sudden look, and* know
ing—“ Prudence laughed tenderly.
“She got oxer It, of course. When she
was old enough to understand, she
realized that It doesn’t happen Ilka
that once in a thousand years, or
more."
Duane said nothing. For once. Pru
dence was wrong. Jerry had not
changed. All through her babyhood,
and Into tier woman's estate, that irnd
been the. dopilugnt Dope M<1 fejri» of
fiefgay roman tic "heirt - XE3 fieTwItfi
profane, half-dmnkeh'fingers, and hot
half-drunken lips, had rent the veil
from the beantlful Illusion that had
been her tendereat dream.
“! love Terry," he said aloud to Pru
dence. 1 hr a very clow and sober voice
"Did you know It?"
“I—I rather thought eo," said Pru
dence. with a little quivering of her
sensitive lips. But she smiled Imme
diately. “I—I ifbn’t mind ji bit," she
said bravely. In gentle! apology for
that betrayal of her lips. >
(TO gE t CONTINUED )
Lesson f
•(By REV. r. B
v of the Bvi-tqmt
etttuie at Chicago.)
PITZWATER, D.D.. Dean
tSchoul. Moody Bible !•-
(©. l*Zi. Wi-storn Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for November 1
THE FIGHT AGAINST
DRINK
STRONG
THUKSDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1MB
(Temiw*rance Lf-sson)
LESSON TEXT—Eph. «:l(»-20.
GoLDEN TEXT—"Ke- atrontf in the
Lord, amt in the power of hla might.”—
Eph. 0:10. ‘ __
PRIMARY TOPIC—Loving and.Obey
ing Ou.* Parcnin
JUNIOR TOPIC—How to Be Strong.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR T*>t»-
IC—Strong Armor for a Hard Fight.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC—The Fight Against Strong Drink.
This Is not a temperance lesson in
the ‘‘usual sense that It deals with In
toxicants, hut in the sense that It has
to do with the believer’s walk In con
flict with the devil. Perhaps there has
been no time when the evil one has
made such a terrifle fight as he la
now doing In his uttempt to nullify
the Eighteenth amendment. The Chris
tian bus been saved by grace. Though
Ids redemption Is free, between Its
beginning and consuiymatlon there la
a real, severe and protracted conflict.
This conflict Is . most difficult and
dangerous because it is not witty flesh
and blood, but with principalities,
powers and spiritual hosts of wick
edness in.high places. »Though the
conflict is severe and painful, we
should bravely battle on because the
hMie is sure If we go forth In the
panoply .of Cod.
I. The Source of the Believer’s
Strength (v..Hf).*
It is in the Lord. Only as the
branch Is ilniied to the vine, or us •
limb Is united to the body, Is . there
strength of life. We dare not attempt
this conflict in human strength and
wisdom. •
II. The Enemy <vv. 11-12).
The enemy la the devil.* a personal
malicious being, with bin many sub
ordinates. His personality Is proven
ly the names given him, and actions
predicated of hint. He has an ex a I tea
position, and is mighty In [tower, and
all unsaved men are tinder hie powef.
He Is tlie original sinner, ./nd is ex
tremely running. He has [tower over
death; enters into nten: blinds their
eyes; .lays Miares for them, and aifts
Cttd’*-servants. In carrying on Ids
work, he lias Ids churches and min
isters. However, he is resting under
a curse. The tleallt blow was given
oh the cross. Hnd he will receive his
doom in the' lake of fire.
HI.-The Christian's Armor (vv.
l.H-17).
This means that his weapon* of
offensive and defensive warfare are
not of man’s device*. Just as his
strength Is from the Lord, so Is his
armor. _The believer dare not act
merely on the defensive. He must
attack his spiritual. enemies as well
as resist their spiritual attack.
1. A Girdle of Truth <v. 14).
The truth of Cod, sincerely and
honestly embraced, alone will avail
in tills conflict. IJeason. tradition
speculation and dead orthodoxy
fail in the crucial hour.
2. The Breastplate of Christ’s Itight-
eousttess (v. 14). __yU
As the metal plate covered the vital
organs of* the warrior, so the right-
eotiMiess of Christ protects us from
the ewmyV assault.
5. Feet Shod With the Preparation
of the Gospel of Peace (v. Ifi).
This suggests the firm foothold of
the soldier and his alacrity—readiness
to proclaim the message of peace.
4. Shield of Faith (v. 1«).
By tills he is able to quench all
the fiery darts of the wicked. Christ
is the object of that faith.
6. The Helmet of Salvation (v. 17).
Consciousness of salvation enables
a man, knowing'that'll* Is a child of
Cod. and fellow-citizen with the saints,
to lift up his head with confidence
and to vigorously assault the enemy.
0. The Sword of the Spirit (v. 17).
This is the Wortf of Cod, ^ the
Christian’s offensive weapon; wlth’H^
he can mast effectively put his efieniy?
to flight, This Christ used In the
temptations In tire wilderness, Matt.
4:4, 7. 10, 11. The church of ChrlsC
has won all her triumph* by the Word
of Cod. Where she goes on, using
this, she goes on^eonqtiering, hut
when she falls back upon reason, cul
ture, tradition*, science, or tlie com
mandments of men, she gt*e* down in
defeat before the adversary.
IV. The Way to Get Strength to
Use the Armor, and Courage to Face
the Foe frv. 18-20).
This Is hy prayer—and prayer alone.
1. Every Variety and Met Inal of
Prayer Should Be Employed (v. 18?.
2. He Pray* for His Comrade*, “All
the Saints" (v. 18). . 1
He sees all tjie believer* standing
shoulder to shoulder against the
enemy. t
* tt. He Is Peraiatent It. W),
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Books open October 15th, 1925 and close March 15th, 1926. January 1st
a penalty of 1 per cent.; February, 2 per cent; March, 7. per cent. After
March 15th all unpaid taxes will be turned over to the Sheriff for collection.
DOG LICENSE 81.25 payable in January, 1926.
✓ .. J. B. ARMSTRONG,
County Treasurer.
Notice of Fins! Discharge.
Notice is hereby given tha£ I will
file my final report with the Hon. Jno.
K. Snelling, Judge of Probate, On the
24th day of November, 1925, as ad
ministrator of the estate of Julia A.
Templeton, deceased, and petition
the said Court for an order of Dis
charge and Letters Dismissory.,
J. M. TEMPLETON.
Administrator.
Oct. 22, 1925—4t.
LONG TERM MONET tn LEND !
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6 percent, interest on large amounts %
- Private funds for small loans.' 2
LAWYERS
BROWN & BUSH
BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA.
in Til 110 TO LEliD
Farm Loans 6 per cent, large amounts. Town prop
erty in Barnwell, residential and business, 7 per cent.
Loans procured promptly at cost.
Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell Counties.
THOMAS M. BOULWARE
Attorney-at-law Barnwell, S. C t J r
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