The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, December 31, 1901, Image 5
THE MYSTERY OF
AGATHA WEBB.
By Anna Katharine Grren,
Author of “J/u Ltafaiwoith
Mitn'n "Hand
anti Hinu," Etc., Etc.
COPYRIGHT, 1WJ0,
BY ANNA KA'iHAKIM OREIV.
Dear Phii.emon—My father Is worse,
lie fears that If we wait till Tuesday
he will uot be able to see us married.
Decide, then, what our duty Is. I am
ready to abide by your pleasure.
Agatha.
The following is from John Zabel to
his brother James, aud Is dated one
day after the above:
Dear James—When you read this, I
'Will be far away, never to look in your
face again unless you bid me. Brother,
brother, I meant it for the best, but
God was not with me. and 1 have made
four hearts miserable without giving
help to any one.
When I read Agatha’s letter—the
last, for more*reasons than one, that 1
shall ever receive from her—1 seemed
to feel as never before what I had
done to blast your two lives. For the
first time 1 realized to the full that
but for me she might have been happy
aud you the respected husband of the
one grand woman to be found In Por-
chester. That I had loved her so
fiercely myself came back to me In re
proach. and the thought that she per
haps suspected that the blame had fall
en where It was not deserved aroused
me to such a pitch that I took the sud
den and desperate resolution of telling
her the truth liefore she gave her hand
to Philemon, and never paused till l
reached Mr. Gilchrist's bouse and was
ushered into his presence.
He was lying on the sitting room
■lounge, looking very weak and ex
hausted, while on one side of him stood
Agatha aid on the other Philemon,
both contemplating him with ill con
cealed anxiety. I had not expected to
find Philemon there, and for a moment
1 suffered the extreme agony of a man
who lias not measured the depth of the
plunge lie is about to tak»
eight of Agatha tremblin
tmSl,
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floor. But she would not let me go.
Subduing with grand self restraint the
emotions which had hitherto swelled
too high in her breast for cither speech
or action, she thrust out one arm to
stay me and said In short, command
ing tones. "How was this tiling done’/
You say you took the money, yet it
was James who was sent to collect it.
or so my father says.” Here she tore
her looks from me and east one glance
at her father. What she saw I cannot
say. but her manner changed, ami
henceforth she glanced his way as
much as mine and with nearly as much
emotion, ‘i am waiting to hear what
you have to say.” she exclaimed, lay
ing her hand on the door, so as to leave
me no opportunity for escape. I bow
ed and attempted an explanation. “Aga
tha," said 1. “the commission was given
to James, and he rode to Sutherland*
town to perform it, but it was on the
day when he was accustomed to write
to you. and he was not easy in his
mind, for he feared be would miss
sending you his usual letter.”
And then I told the story you know
so well—how I took the money and
how. after Mr. Gilchrist had accused
you of the theft, you found out my
gtiilty secret and told me that you had
taken my crime on yourself and how
afterward my virtue was not equal to
assuming the responsibility for my
crime.
“John.” she said—she was under vio
lent restraint—“why do you come
now?”
1 cast my eyes at Philemon. lie was
standing just as before, with his eyes
turned away. There was discourage
ment in his attitude, mingled with a
certain grand patience. Seeing that he
was better able to bear ber loss than
either James or myself. I said to ber
very low: “I thought you ought to
know the truth before you gave your
final word. I am late, but 1 would
have been too late a week from now.”
Her band fell from the door, but her
eyes remained fixed on my face. .
“It is too late now.” she murmured.
“The clergyman lias just gone who
united me to Philemon.”
The next minute she had faced tier
father and her new made husband.
“Father. y<fu knew this tiling!” Keen,
sharp, incisive, the words rang one
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(tin nta want to lie tlic iui
otnl break, and besides
think, was at the boftum
la* took, for .lames /.ais I
the proud- -U man I ever I-
rr t- uhl 1 ‘'i! - . Iii said, t - give l<> one
like Agatha a name which he knew
and she knew was n- t entirely free
from reproach. It would stand in the
way of ids happiness and ultimately of
hers. 11 is brother’s dishonor was his.
8o. while he loved you still, his only
prayer was that after you were safely
married ami Philemon was sure of
your affection he should tell you that
the man you once regarded so favor
ably was not unworthy of that regard.
To obey him Philemon has kept silent,
while I —Agatha, what are you doing?
Are you mad. my child?”
She looked so for the moment. Tear
ing off the ring she had worn but an
hour, she flung It on the floor. Then
she threw her arms high up over her
head aud burst out in an awful voice:
“Curses on the father! Curses on the
husband who have combined to make
me rue the day 1 was l>orn! The fa
ther I cannot disown, but the hus-
band”—
“Hush!"
It was Mr. Gilchrist who dared her
fiery anger. Philemon said nothing.
“Hush! He may be the father of your
children. Don't curse”—
But she only towered the higher, and
her beauty from being simply majestic
became appalling. “Children!” she
cried. “If ever I bear children to this
man. may the blight of heaven strike
them as It has struck me this day.
May they die as my hopes have died,
or. If they live, may they bruise his
heart as mine Is bruised and curse
their father as”—
Here I fled the house. I was shaking
as if this awful denunciation had fall
en on my own head. But before the
door closed behind me a different cry
called me back. Mr. Gilchrist was ly
ing lifeless on the floor, and Philemon,
the patient, tender Philemon, had tak
en Agatha to his breast and was sooth
ing tier then* as if the words she had
showered upon him had Iwen blessings
instead nf the most fearful curses
which had ever left the lips of mortal
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The next letter was
liamlwrltina. It was
months later and was
crumpled more than any
whole packet Could Philemon once
have told why? Were these blotted
lines the result of his tears falling fast
upon them, tears of 40 years ago. when
lie were young and love had
doubtful? W as the sheet so y< I
lowed and so seamed because It bad
been worn on his breast and folded and
unfolded so of I en V Philemon, thou art
in thy grave, sleeping sweetly at Iasi
by the side of her thou so it
these marks of feeling still
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dissoltibly connected with
that gave them birth.
l.dized. but
remain iu
the words
He teas lyino on the nittiny room tountjc,
loohihij n ry oiith mut ejimustcil.
shock of my unexpected presence re-
.stored me to myself and gave me lirni-
ness to proceed. Advancing with a
bow, I spoke quickly the one word I
bad come there to say. “Agatha, I
have done you a great wrong, aud I
am here to undo it. For mouths I have
felt driven to confession, but not till
today have I possessed the necessary
-Courage. Now nothing shall hinder
me.” I said this because I saw In lioth
Mr. Gilchrist and Philemon a disposi
tion to stop me where 1 was. Indeed
Mr. Gilchrist had risen on his elbow,
and Philemon was making that plead
ing gesture of his which we know so
■well. Agatha alone looked eager.
“What Is it?” she cried. “1 have a
right to know.” I went to the door,
shut it and stood with my back against
It. a figure of shame and despair. Sud
denly the confession burst from me.
“Agatha,” said I, “why did you break
with my brother James? Because you
thought him guilty of theft; because
you believed he took the $5,000 out of
the sum intrusted to 1dm by Mr. Orr
-for your father? Agatha, it was not
James who did this: It was I. and
James knew it and Imre of my misdo
ings tile blame because he was always
a loyal soul and took account of my
weakness and knew-alas. too well—
that open shame would kill me.”
It was a weak plea and merited no
reply, lint the silence was so dreadful
and lasted so long that I felt first
crushed and then terrified. Raising
my head, for I bad not dared to look
any of them in the face. I east, one
glance at the group liefore me and
dropped my head again, startled. Only
one of tin* tlir >e was looking at me. and
that was Agatha. The others had their
heads turned aside, and I thought, or.
rather, the passing fancy took me. that
they shrank from meeting her gaze
with something of the satin' shame
Btid dread I was myself suffering from.
But site! fan I ever hope to make you
realize her look or comprehend the
pang of utter self abasement with
which 1 succumbed liefore it! It was
«mi terrible that 1 seemed tc hear her
titter words, though I am sure site did
not speak, and. with some mild idea of
atetnmltiK the torrent of her re
pronchcH, I made an effort at explana
tion and ltii|H‘ti]ously cried: “It was
not for my own good. Agatha, not alto
gether for self, I did tills. I loved you
too madly, depalrlngly. and. good
brother us I seemed, I was jealous of
James and hoped to take his place In
your regard If I could show n greater
prosperity and get for you thoae things
tils limited prospects denied him. You
«Mijoy money, tmauty, ease; I could see
Hint by your letters, aud If James
could uot give them to you and i
could— Oh. do not look at me like that!
1 see now that millions could not have
bought yon.”
"Despicable!” was all that came from
ber Ups. at which I shuddered and
f roped about for the handle of the
“You, too!" yin 1 nhridtol. ".\iitl / have
just siiurn tu love, honor iind obey you!"
“1 saw it In your face when he began
to speak.”
Mr. Gilchrist drooped slightly; he
was a very sick man. and the scene
had been a trying one.
“if I did." was his low response, “it
was but lately. You were engaged
then to Philemon. Why break up tills
second match?”
She eyed him as if she found It diffi
cult to credit her ears. Such ludiffer-
euce to the claims of innocence was in
credible to her. 1 saw her grand pro
file quiver, then the slow ebbing from
Her cheek of every drop of blood indig
nation had summoned there.
“Aud you. Philemon.” she suggested,
with a somewhat softened aspect—“you
committed this wrong Ignorantly, nev
er having heard of tills crime. You
could not know on what false grounds
1 had In'cii separated from James.”
I had started to escape, but stopped
Just beyond the threshold of the door
as she uttered these words. Philemon
was not as ignorant as she supposed.
This was evident from his attitude and
expression.
“Agatha,” he begun, but at this first
word, and before he could clasp the
hands held helplessly out before her.
she gave a great cry. and. staggering
back, eyisl both her father and hims.jf
in a frenzy of Indignation that was all
tin* more uncontrollable from the su
perhuman effort which she hitherto
made to suppress it. "You. too!” she
shrieked. "You. too. and I have just
sworn to love, honor and obey you!
Love you! Honor you, the uucon
Belonnble wretch who”—
But here Mr. Gilchrist rose, weak,
tottering, quivering with something
more than auger. He approached 1.1s
daughter and laid Ids finger on her lips.
“Be quiet!” lie said. ‘’Philemon is
not to blame. A month ago he came to
see me and prayed that, as a relief to
his mind, 1 v ould tell him why you
had separated yourself from James.
He hud always thought the match had
fallen through on account of some fool
ish quarrel i«r incompatibility, but late
ly he had feared there was something
more than lie suspected in tills break,
something that lie should know. So 1
told him why you had dismissed James,
and. whether he knew James better
than we did or whether he had seen
something in ids long acquaintance
with tle'se brothers which influenced
bis judgment, lie said at once: Tills
cannot lie true of James. It is not In
bis nature to defraud any man. but
John—I might believe It of John. Isn’t
there some complication here?' I had
never thought of John and did not see
how John could be mixed up with an
affair I had supposed to he a secret be
tween James and myself, but when
Philemon laid the matter before James
be did not deny that John was guilty,
but asked that you be not told liefore
your marriage. He knew that you
were engaged to a good man. a man
that your father approved, a man that
Dear Piiu.emon- You are gone for a
day and a night only, but it seems a
lengthened absence to me. meriting a
little letter You have been so good to
me. Philemon, ever since that dreadful
hour following our marriage 1 feel that
1 am beginning to love you aud that
God did not deal with me so harshly
when he cast me into your anus. Yes
terday I tried to tell you this when you
almost kissed me at parting, but 1 was
afraid it was a momentary sentimen
tality and so kept still. But today such
a warm wellspring of Joy rises In my
heart when 1 think that tomorrow the
house will be bright again and that In
place of tlie empty wall opposite me at
table I shall see your kindly and for
bearing face! I know that the heart 1
had thought Imprejjnable has begun to
yield and that daily gentleness and a
boundless consideration from one who
hud excuse for bitter thoughts and re-
criminutioti is doing what all of us
thought impossible a few short months
ago.
Oh, I am so happy, Philemon, so hap
py to love where it is now my duty to
love, and if it were not for that dread
ful memory of a father dying with
harsh words in his ears and the knowl
edge that you, my husband, yet not my
husband, are bearing ever about with
you echoes of words that in another
nature would have turned tenderness
into gall 1 could be merry also and
siug as I go about the bouse, making it
pleasant and comfortable against your
speedy return. As it is. I can but lay
my hand softly on my heart as Its beat
ings grow too Impetuous and say: “God
bless my absent Philemon and help
him to forgive me! I forgive him and
love him as I never thought I could."
That you may see that these are not
the weak outpourings of a lonely wom
an. 1 will here write that I hea.d today
that John and Janies Zabel have gone
Into partnership in the shipbuilding
business. John's uncle having left him
a legacy of several thousand dollars.
I hope they will do well. James, they
say. Is to all appearance perfectly
cheerful, Is full of business and tills
relieves me from too mucli worry In
his regard. God certainly knew what
kind of a husband I ikhkIihI. May you
find yourself equally blessed In your
wife.
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Summons for Relief.
State or South Cauomna, * In Court of
Copnty or Chkkokke. f Probate.
Edward A. Trescot, as]
Administrator of the
Estate of Jeff. G. Kan I
riers deceased. Plain
tiff Petitioner
auainst /Summons for Relief.
Sal lie Bedford, Victoria j
Sanders,KufusSanders, I
Le» is Sanders and Min- |
nle Turner, Defend- '
ants. )
To Sallie Ledford, Victoria Sanders. Rufus
Sanders. Lewis Sanders and Minnie Turner,
Defendants in this action:
You are hereby summoned to answer ttie
petition in tills action which has been tiled
in the office of Probate Judge for said Coun
ty, and to serve a copy of your answer to
said petition on the subscribers at their
office at Gaffney. S. C., within twenty days
after the service hereof upon you, exclusive
of the day of such service; and if you fail to
answer the said Petition within the time
aforesaid, the Petitioner in this aetion will
apply to the Court for the relief demanded
in the said petition.
Hi’TI.EK & OSHURNE,
Plaint iff-Petit loner's Attorneys.
Gaffney, S. •'. October lie. twit.
To Sallie Ledford. Victoria Sanders and
Rufus Sanders, absent Defendants in this
action:
Tal.e notice that the Complaint in tills ar-
Con. t<<e>her with the Sutnm »u.s. of which
the h ie -oliitr 1.-, a copy, was fih d in tIn - office
of tin Pro:,.,;•• Jt,d. e for t'li f ikc* < ounty
S. ioti tile Zet li <iay of Oct nher. A I • . 1!) I.
Ift'TI.KU \ OS MiSNE.
Plaint ItV-l'etil loner's All ftte.V's.
To Victoria S.uidet.s ami Rufus Sanders. De
fendants:
Tai:e notici that unless you procure Ih >
appoilltnn .it o! _n.ii dian. ao litem, to rep
resent v u In this a. lion, within twenty
days p ft. > the se! i >1 of l tie S urn moils In n . ti
Upon you. : n epo icat on w ill lie made to .I
E. Webster. .Ill Ore of roba'e for I'le rokce
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meiit of > no Mih .itiie p s n to ad us guar
dian, ao !it. m. in your h n:i: f
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Plaintiff-Petition* r's Aiunni ys.
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Nov. I... tt T.'. Dec. r,, |;t :ji.
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9 20
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9 35
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Tot a' 12*4 mills.
For Sinking Fund for Draytonvllle, Gow-
deysvlllo, White Plains, Morgan and Lime-
Townships, 2 mills.
For Sinking Fund for Cherokee Township.
04 mills.
For Interest on Railroad Ronds. Cherokee
Township. 04 mills.
For Interest on Railroad Ronds, Drayton-
ville. Gowdeysvllle. White Plains, Morgan
and limestone Townships. 14 mill.
For Graded School Purposes in School Dis-
trlet No. ih 4 mills.
For Graded School Purposes in School Dis
trict No. in, 3'4 mills.
For Commutation Road Tax for the year
1WI2, shim, payable from Oct. lalli.l'.HlI. to Feb
ruary 1st. l!to2. Age from 21 to .Voyeurs.
I will beat the following places for the
purposeof.eollccting taxes:
At my office, November 14th to Ih tuber
31st, I'.Nil.
T. H. LlTTEEdOIIN.
County Treas.
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This afnry will be continued in the
Kridtiy edition of The Ledger until its
completion
Kura* Free Delivery.
People living within a radiux of
twelve and a half miles from Gaffney
have now an opportunity to secure
for themselves a free delivery of their
mail matter. Postmaster Folger seye
that If he is furnished with a petition
•Igned by aa many as a hundrded
males over sixteen yeas of age living
near Gaffney, he will take the matter
In hand and arrange for the rural free
delivery.
This would be a great convenience
for the people who live aeveral mOea
In the country, and they should at
once avail Hemaelve* of the opportu
nity thua offered them.
An
imperfect skin
is always caused by
bad blood. Remove the
cause I Improve your
blood. How? By tak
ing the blood purifier
that has stood the test
for thirty years
JoIptstSh’s
.sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLE.
It has thousands of
happy friends. Quart
Bottles sell every
where at $i.
“TMB MICHIGAN DRUG COMPARY,"
PttreK, Midi.
ZivarvttM lor Llvsr Ills,
the PaMM LUIe Urn IM*
For Bale by CotnpHny Store, Gaffney Mfg.
Company, aaff tey. if. 0.
Tax Rsturns for ifce Year 1802.
O! FICE OF COIN T Y A EDITOR.
Notice Is iit-n bv given that this office will
be open from Junu iry 1. I!»e2, to February 2o.
1302. fur the purpose of receiving returnsof
of property for taxation.
I will lie at the following precincts at the
times herelnrifier mentioned:
At Drayion vlHe, Monday. January 8th.
At Wilkinsville, Tuesday, January 7th.
At Harratt's store, Wednesday. .1 anuary 8th.
AtT. D. Littlejohn’s (Asbury). Thursday.
January 3th.
At Ravenna (Rrown's store), Friday, Jan
uary loth.
At Timber Ridge (M. M. Tate’s). Saturday,
January llth.
At Allen’s, Monday, January 13th.
At White Plains, Tuesday, January 14th.
AtThickety, Wednesday. January 15th.
At Macedonia. Thursday, January 18th.
At Ezell’s. Friday. January 17th.
At Maud. Saturday, January l*th.
At Cherokee Falls, Monday, January 20th.
At King's Creek, Tuesday, January 21st.
At Antioch. Wednesday, January 22nd.
Al Blacksburg. Thursday and Friday, Jan
uary 23rd and 24ih.
At Buffalo. Saturday. January 25th.
At Grassy Pond. Monday, January 27th.
G. \V. Speer will be in the office during my
absence.
All persons are required to say In what
school district they live. Those having prop
erty in school Districts Nos. !» and 10 will
state In tin Ir returns how much of their
propeity lies in said districts; also all new
buildings and tbeir value.
Ail persons are required to make out and
return, on blanks furnished on application,
a statement of all personal properly, moneys,
credits, over and above their indebtedness,
investment iu bonds, joint stock companies
or otherwise, together with a complete re
turn of all real property, lands and build
ings, sum as dwellings, kitchens and barns
In your |h>sscssIoii or under your control, as
i husband, parent, guardian, trustee, execu-
; tor. administrator, or accounting officer,
j agent or attorney, on the 1st day of January,
l!t02. (as tills is reassessment year of real
property) and tix a value thereto, and if
bought, say who from, and if sold, say who
| to, and location.
If you fall to make return as specified tie-
fore the 3itth of February. next, the law re
quires me to add 5d per cent on all property
of last year.
j Don't say, same as last year or no change.
All returns of jiersonal property and de
scription of real estate received from any
t>x payer must lie written Iu ink. signed and
sworn to by the party making the same. If
taken by any person other than myself or
my clerk It must lie sworn to liefore some
i person authorised to administer oaths. Rar
ity making returns Is liable for taxes in de
fault of principal.
City Isinds, pi rsonal Umds, and mortgages,
vessels and hoalsof all description must be
' returned. All persons liable for Income
j Tax under section 335 of the Acts of 1H!>7 are
required to make return of same. Personal
property owned or controlled by the tax
payer on January 1st must lie listed as his or
her property. latnd is assessed as the pro|^
orty of the person having the legal title.
PoepTax-All males between the ages of
21 and 80 years are liable for a poll tax, ex
cept Confederate soldier*, or those unable to
earn a support, or are maimed, or are not
able I sidled.
W, D. Camp,
Auditor.
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ma n lins trains.
“A” a. in. “P" p. ra “M” noon. “N” night.
Chcsapeske Line St earners in daily servio#
between Norfolk and Hein more.
Nos 87 and 3S-” Washington and Southwest
•rn Limited.” Solid Pulman train, beingoona*
posed exclusively of finest Pullman equipment
of latest design, through between New York
and Atlanta Through Pullman sleeping can
between New York and New Orleans, via
WmJiington, Atlanta uuit Montgomery aud al
so be ween New York ami Memphis, rlu Wash
ington, Atlanta and Birmingham. Elegant
Pullman Library observation curs lietwoeu Ma
con and New York. Gcutlcmeu’s club cars
between Atianiu Now York. Dining cart
serve all meala enroute. P.illniau sleeping
curs lietween Greensboro and Goldsboro. No
coach service on this train. These trains will
•top at Gainesville, Lula, Tocco*. seneca,Gaff
ney and B.u kalmrg only to take on and let
paas-ngers for and from Washington and bo-
yond and for and from Green ville, Colombia
and Spsrtanburg-Columbla lines.
No*. 3uand 34-'Anautnand Now York km
press." Local train between Atlanta and 1
Totte, connecting at Charlotte wKh train
aaaie numbers for and from Waahingtjm, I _
York and the east, carrying through Pullman
sleeping cars he* ween Charlotte and Now York.
Charlotte and Richmond and Norfolk. Leav
ing Washington Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays a tourist sleeping oar wjlf be operated
on this train through from Washington to Baa
Francisco without change. Connection al
Greensboro with sleepers for Raleigh. No
Pullman cars on this train between Atlanta
and Charlotte. Ami mi fltst and second clean
coach acoommadatlon* for local and through
travel.
Nos. 8ft and 88-” United States Fast MalTraM
•olid between Washington and New Orleanm
via Southern Railway, A. A W. P. B. A and
L- & N. K. R., being composed of
through without change for
•lasses. Pullman dr*win,
between New York and
for paeanngoM off aa
ng room rlMping eut
between New York and Now Orleana. via Ab>
lanta and Montgomery and betwsaa Bir
mingham aud Richmond. Dining onvd aarvk
nil mania on i
rout#-
Non 11 and U-BoHd
Richmond and .
Norfolk for Old
Non
exclusive Pullman trei
HARDWICK?*
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