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Is r-'t'Ooo^GCw' 77 H «? •! By HOWARD FIELDING « ». »» Copyright, 1901, by Charles W. Hooke. CHAPTER XL “T. WINIFRED’S—MORXI.NO. 5^ HEX tho sun had been up throe hours. !t was aide to look over a low portion of St. Winifred's building and see the window of tije room where El sie lay asleep. The sudden increase of light awoke her. and she found that lirenda was hold ing both her Lands. “I was afraid you would move too much an.I hurt yourself.” sai 1 she. "I knew you must vuke soon. How do you feel V” Elsie winked her eyes and twisted the left eoixtr of Lor mouth with the air of one who is testing a bn Ise to see !. >w sore h is. “There was a girl who felt better once long time ago." she said, "but It doesn t matter, haven’t you been to bed ail tin’s night?" “I 1 r.ve slept on the couch." replied Bren “My maid 1 rough! down this loose gown, and I’ve been very comfort able. 1 Lave Lad some things brought from • ’.r house too.” “Did you get my little silver mirror?” n io'.l L good if u*. with (Mgei ness. i. now on! Please let me have it. gave her the mirror. I “Why. should ‘It mere- Rrenda gave her the mirror, and she gazed ioiig and intently Into it; then she s.ghed and laid flown the glass. "All gone.” she said. "Well, that doesn’t matter either. Nothing matters any : But 1 used to think 1 would be p:vt;y when 1 was dead.” ' So ; .u will, my dear.” answered Brenda. "Yeti'll have a sweeter, pret tier :a<e tl^an you have now--the dear est old gra'iidmother’s face, with beau tiful white curls all around—and the children who t ome to kiss you will cry like a little shower on a May morning, but they will be better children after ward. for they will want to live the life that brings such happy sleep at the end of it.” "I wish I eor.!d say things like that," said Elsie. "Even if they aren’t true they make people feel good. 1—look— fierce! Don’t I. honestly?” “Fierce!” echoed Brenda, anything else in the world, say.” “That’s slang,” said Elsie, ly means terrible.” “Weil. Pd hardly agree to that word either.” said Brenda. “You don’t in spire any terror in me. You’re only a little bit pale, and perhaps you have cried too much.” , “You must think 1 am a perfect baby. Really It isn’t so. I have borne some things in this life fairly well. 1 would bear much more and be as happy as any girl if I only knew how. But there’s no way. My life Is in a tangle that cannot be unwound. I just sim ply cun l go on, Brenda. That’s what 1 felt when 1 opened my eyes in this room the tirst time and while 1 lay thinking before I would let Dr. Ken dall know 1 was conscious. There is no way, absolutely no way”— Her voice began to tremble, but she resolutely checked tin* tendency. “How everything settles down on you in the morning!” she said. "You wake so happy. Perhaps you have dreamed of the pleasantest things. I almost always dream of people 1 like and of being with them In the fields or abroad somewhere in a strange city and a,l dressed up in the most wonder ful >’.jthes. and then the reality be gins to come down, like—like a great hall of rags. I saw them loading a Large with rags once—she was along side a steamer—and I always retnern- bered how those dirty, heavy, stlfilng bales came down. They were like life.” “Your life hasn’t been altogether a Laic of rags, my young friend.” said Brenda, “and unless I’m much mis taken it will be in the future (juite like some of those dreams. There was a young man who made a promise or two about strange cities and beautiful clothes, you know,” she added, redden ing a ’’'.tie. ‘1 saw Mr. .'.Men’s note to you. and 1 was tricked into reading a part of It.’’ “I suppose It will be printed In the papers." said Elsie, “with your picture and mine and Mr. Alden’s. Isn’t this awful? It Is so absolutely horrible that there’s no use being polite almut It. But really 1 never meant to do you any harm. 1 never encouraged Mr. A!den. 1 loved him from the begin ning. The very first evening I saw him I went Lome and cried about him. but when he began to come to see me 1 made him think that I didn’t care for him. I actually did make him think so.” “1 know It." replied Brenda gently. “He told me so.” ' It was only on that last evening that I let him guess the truth,” said Elsie, “and how I did that, heaven may know. Suddenly he seemed to see It. and then, honestly. I had no oppor tunity to deny It. 1 didn’t speak a word In two hours. Mr. Alden talked for both of us. making my arguments for me and tlien answering them without the lalntest perception that the) weren’t really mine at all. In fact, he was like a big boy. so carried away with tils own Idea that all the world seemed to be rushing along In the way he wished. It was only when he talked al cut sending me a lot of money to buy wedding clothes that 1 aux.k'-'J Vi mniif eltissIL ' 4 even then be thought that my objec tion was altogether to the money and not to the wedding. Remember that 1 was not much calmer than he. and you will have some idea of the confusion. Oh. Brenda, how can I talk to you like this? And you don’t seem to care in the least. Are we ail crazy together?” "Some of us have been so perhaps.” said Brenda, "hut this morning I think we are all particularly sane.” “It was wrong, of course, to let him come to see me.” Elsie continued. "But it must end soon, and it was so little, and you would have so much. You know in those days I hated you, envied you. lay awake at night to think hitter thoughts about you, with your beauty and position and luxury! Oh, I saw you! i walked up and down in front of your house for an hour one day until you came out and got into your car riage. And I wished the horses would run away with you. and Just as the thought Hashed into my mind one of them began to prance, and I actually prayed out loud, because I was so afraid he really would run. after 1 had wished it.” The rhetorical value of this speech was somewhat marred by the circum stance that Elsie’s face was being washed while it was delivered. Hav ing rendered this service. Brenda be gan to arrange her patient’s hah. ”1 felt so small and shabby outside your house.” said Elsie. “You can’t have any Idea of It. Fancy that man sion full of servants, all yours, and there was I who was In need of shot's. I don’t mean to say they were full of holes or anything like that, but they didn’t look very nice, and 1 couldn’t afford to buy a new pr.ir, for 1 was sav ing every penny. My mother and I have a little income, and I was down to that, for 1 hadn’t had an engage ment since February. 1 suppose you never wasted your time thinking about me—after you knew there was such a girl” “1 never knew there was such a girl,” replied Brenda, “until 1 saw you in this room. The girl I thought about never existed. And now let me say this: There is no rivalry between us. There are matches so manifestly made in heaven that even a woman’s Jeal ousy must admit the divine sanction. So don’t think of ‘sparing my feelings,’ ns my New England aunt expresses It, or’‘being polite,’ to use your own phrase for the same Idea. You and Mr. Alden were made for each other. If I had been writing a book or a play. I might have tried to create two people so perfectly reciprocal. The way Is made smooth for me to he a friend to both of you.” Elsie turned her head suddenly and kissed Brenda’s hand. Then she re lapsed into thought which culminated in her saying: “You couldn’t have loved him. 1 ought not to say that, of course, but It’s true. Divine sanction hasn’t any thing to do with jealousy. They don’t come from the same locality. I have always been jealous whenever 1 have been in love.” She looked up out of the corner of her eye to catch the effect of the shock. “Whenever you have been in love!” cried Brenda, “I hope It hasn’t hap pened often.” “Well, not so very often,” replied Elsie. “I remember being in love with an actor once for as much as two weeks. Y’ou spoke about putting Mr. Alden and me into a play. Well, this man resembled Mr. Alden, and we were In tbe same aggregation of gen ius. He was just as much like Mr. Al den ns the man they get to play Napo leon in a third rate road company pro duction of ’Sans Gene’ is like the real Napoleon. They pick out a fellow with the right kind of nose. However, 1 loved him with a consuming ardor. 1 remember leaning out of a window of a fierce little hotel in a Jay town In the west to watch him sitting on a fence in the moonlight, smoking a cigar afier the shew. 1 imagined that he might be thinking of me. By and by another fellow In the company came along and asked him if he was enjoying the moon. And my idol said: ‘To—some where—with the moon. 1 was waiting for you to buy me a drink.’ It wasn’t very bad, hut it was coarse, and 1 didn’t love him any more after that, and as he had never taken the slightest notice of me the romance was not seri ous except that I caught an awful cold leaning out of that window. Now, why did I tell you that story. Brenda?" “Because It Is amusing, I suppose,” said Brenda, surprised by the question. “Because at that time I was not (juite 17 years old,” said Elsie, "and 1 was traveling around the country alone. My mother was not strong enough to go with me, and we both needed money very badly.” While Brenda was striving to grasp the full meaning ef this, being well assured that Elsie spoke with a definite purpose, there came a rap at the door, announcing the morning visit of Dr. Kendall. Brenda was sufficiently and very becomingly attired, and not so much as a single shining thread of her bulr showed the smallest disarray, yet she could not help feeling u sense of disadvantage. Having leaned upon the conventlohniitlcs quite steadily all her life, she bad come to need them, and Dr. Kendall was to her a young man whom she haij_ mct_jn society rctfcd than a physician. She was surprised and u little ashamed to find that this was true. As for Kendall, he was all doctor that morning. He had been detained from Elsie longer than be would have wished, and that strange thing which T, COURT PROCEEDINGS. If m t s': m L w. :W i int: X s SEEDS THAT GROW FERRY’S SEEDS have been the standard for quality and reliability for nearly 50 years. Pretty good record that, and a fact which should impress We have a full line now ney, selling both tit wholesale and retail. Following iVa list of retailers in Gaffney selling Ferry’s Seeds for 1002 : "/ was so alrald.” is a doctor’s conscience was driving him bard. He wasted no time in words until lie had satisfied himself about ids patient. In the c urse of his investiga tion lie discovered that Elsie still calm ly believed that she would die of Imr wound, and this was the sole unfavor able symptom Jt was the more re markable because she had not at that time any sensations which a rational mind could attribute to the approach of dissolution. There was pain, of course, but it was not of the kind that depresses and frightens the sufferer. The doctor spoke t » her in the most encouraging words that he could com mand, but they seemed not to produce an adequate effect. Elsie said little upon the subject of death, but it was l clear that her mind was fixed upon it. “I must hurry away,” said the dee- | tor. "Mr. Alden is waiting in my room in a state of anxiety that 1 need not dc- | scribe. 1 shall not only relieve that completely, hut I shall tell him that he may see you this afternoon, five min- 1 utes precisely, and Miss Maclane will hold tlie watch.” “Tell him. please,” said Elsie, “that I thank him very much for the violets; j also that I received his mess ge and 1 that he must not think of it any more. I You will remember? He must put it out of Ids mind.” Kendall glanced somewhat uneasily at Brenda as lie repeated this singular i message. “I received from Mrs. Simmons,” said ! he, “a telegram sent to her from your mother—that is, from one of the family. | 1 haven’t it here; must have left it In 1 my room”—and he pretended to seareli his jiockets. “It said that your mother was not (juite well enough to start at once, and. In view of the encouraging telegrams sent last night, your rela tives wouldn’t let her come unless she was (juite able to make the journey. Mrs. Simmons’ message, sent immedi ately after you were hurt, was (juite alarming, I’m afraid; but we have cor rected all that.” “My mother is prostrated," said Elsie, her eyes filling with tears, “and I shall never see her again.” “I assure you that you will," replied Kendall earnestly, “and. by the way, here’s a letter frdm her. It came this morning, I was told. There was no other mail for you.” “It’s strange what has become of Mr. Alden’s letter,” said Elsie, “tbe one he mentioned In that note.” “Do you mean that you didn’t receive Jt?” exclaimed Brenda. Elsie shook her head. “It didn’t come,” she said. Kendall did not understand the sig nificance of this, as lie had no accurate knowledge of the contents of the note. He arose and moved toward the door. Brenda accompanying him. "If you should chance to meet Mr. Elmendorf this morning.” said she, “perhaps it would lie better not to men tion what you have Just heard.” “About the letter?” “Yes.” “1 will not speak of It," said Kendall, “and as to tbe message which l shall take to Mr. Alden from M'ss Miller, while of course 1 attach no sinister moaning to it, I shall take pains to for get. it immediately." “We cannot know what it is that she wishes him to put out of ids mind.” said Brenda. “Perhaps Ids love for her.” “We will take that view of It,” re plied Kendall. At this moment a nurse came to take instructions about breakfast for Bren da and the patient, and she brought word that Mr. Maclane was in the re ception room, very anxious to see his daughter. Itankx retry Get* Turee Yeani for KillinK WUIIhiii MitrKti—Other Notes. Thursday morning the court con vened at 7 :30 and the argument in ! the case of State va Bai k iVrry, Jr., and Charlie Gaffney for murder was opened by J. C. Jefferies for the pros ecution, who was followed by Mr. Sherman and Mr T B. Butler for the defence. Solicitor Henry closed , for the State. Judge Watts made a . vou favorably when yon are selecting. fair charge to tne jury which, after ready tor your inspection, and hope to have the pleasure of serv- beirg in the room a short time. re-!. . lT . . 1 . turned with a verdict for man-! in S Y 011 - ''bare distributing agents for Krrv - Seeds in Gaff-- slaughter against Perry and acquittal for Gaffney. Geo. L. Wilson and Son Cobb, white, and Frank. Byars, colored, who Lad been convicted of murder and recommended to the mercy of the court, were each sentenced to hard labor in the State penitentiary, during the term of their natural lives. The court then adjourned for dinner. Court was reconvened at 3 p. in., when Perry was carried in and the judge sentenced him to hard labor on the county chain gang for a term of three years. The court, of Common Pleas was then opened and the following cares w<re tir ken up and disposed of: Carroll & Carpenter vs W. A. George and M. L. George, judgment for plaint iff- by default tor .f 130 21 Armour «fe Co., vs M. J>. Ross and W. A. Turner, continued. John Lawrence Speucar vs Thomas Spencer, continued. Samuel ,L fferits vs Thomas Spen cer. continued. WKbKESDAY. F. I. Walker vg W. U. Hasty, con- ; tinued. GtifTney Mfg. i.'o.'s Store. It. A. Jones A Co. A. S. Lipscomb, lluzlies Bros. Limestone Mills St ore. I M. Peeler. .1. it. Tolleson. K. M. Wilkins \ Co. W. Iluker. It. s. Cook. .Sumpter Littlejohn, J L Alexander. T. Davenport. W. O. J' li .son. .1. I > .rruit. S. Vi Ti.i .-.s Sc Co. C.< Ha* O. s. lilt- Ir-ck. Mil t.ii: .N TiilYt- /n. V. !'.. Itullni ii. A .J. S.«.-r. c. J. v, in. S. B. CRAWLEY & CO., 81 3 Limestone St, J. Turner Cassie Wil- j continued. , continued, vs W. Sain .Mrs. M kins and Ella Dorman, The same case vice versa G. Newton Littlejohn Lipscomb, continued. W. B DeLoach as assignee, vs Air Line K R t o., in South Caio lina. et al continued. J. K. Thomas vs ftusan Turner, et a!. continued. J. S. Moore, et al vs St. John Butler verd’ot for plaintiff for 107. Jo ana floj IB interest. W. L. Sett etn>er vs S. C AG. E R R , verdict tor plaintiff for $7Io 02 () P Biackstad vs i) R Bird, ver dict for plaintiff for .tldo 10 D. 1) Gaston vs James M. Pinson, was argued and given to the jury, af ter which court aojourued. TilUliSOAV. The jury in the case of D. D. Gas ton against James Pinson came in tLis morning with a verdief in favor of the defendant for $20. Mrs. Mary A. Mercer, as adminis- tratix. against Southern Railway, was being argued when court adjourned. Commercial Printing Ot every description executed with neatness and dispatch at 1 he Ledger office, Gaffney, 8. (). New Type, New Presses, the finest quality of Ink and Paper, and Compe tout Workmen. Send us vour order-. fte Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company Offers for SKl*» HiuidlnvL'Vsio this town. Gaffney OUy; Also F irms uo* by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone -prtnvs nrd of this pl u-.e. Id lets of from SO u too acre-, on liD'ral **me ra:,-s; alw Agricultural Lands to rent for Fa’-m pur* poses. For full paMiou.ar^ ..w'.j tu j. s*a.i«**a,nn% N. iJ.—A11 t resK pastil a v ou I ho Us of if*.- s v» H <> » ..ns-M**- /V t. ^Tr.ctvJvi^ fishtnifOT The Va tic of Thoroughbretl Fowl. While the standard embraces about seventy-five varieties of pure breed poultry, the breeds for both fancy and market purposes may almost be numbered on tbe fingers of one hand They are Plymouth Roeks,Wyandotes Leghorn, Light Brahmas, Black l^angshang and Minorca:-:. Among the fine f i urtilU VIHIL,« UHOiJ KlhdL la — Here wo come with what you need— /v'r oooi> Barbed and Smooth Wire, Poultry Netting, Pittsburg Ste^ Plows and One and Two-Horse Turners, Bellows’, Blowers,. Hammers, and m fact everything in Blacksmith tools. We call your special ATTF.NTION to our Garrett Guano Dis-I trilmtors and Ootton Planters. Ask any one that lias ever used* one of them and they will tell you they are the BEST on the Market—worth two of any other kind. R. AJT. 'Wilkins & Co. J. I. SA^IiliiVTT. My stock of General Merchandise at Go- Pijmouth .here are th« white, b» r Kd I forths. S. C., is more complete than ever be- and buff varieties. In the Wyandotte | ^ we have the white, golden, silver and fore and owing to the hard times I will sell al black. Of the Leghorns there are 1 . , white, brown, buff and black, and greatly reduced prices. I handle almost every- among minor ones tbe b;ack and ' .i • _ • rx . ^ _i m j.* i . « . white varieties. We have named thing in Dry OOOdSy Notions, Shoes* HatSy l«p“««iLT%Vu,:r b :h“ r p e ro h fi ub, h ; Staple and Fancy Groceries, Hardware. Etc. The farmer cannot make a mistake | a | so have about 30 head of Horses and Mules in choosing any one among these sev- . erai breeds and varieties named, it which I will sell cheap for cash or good paper payable ;oV:/ZynTZt^nZT^ " ext fa "- A 's° three good Milch Cows with young calves on same terms. Don’t forget that 1 am still handling Tyson & Jones* Corbitt, Cincinnati and Studebaker Buggies, and Taylor, White Hickory and Studebaker Wagons at Goforths, S. C., and will meet any honest competition* Syracuse and Southern Harrows and Farming Im plements. Fertilizers of all grades on hand and t< arrive soon. See me before buying. Thin story will be continued next Friday’s issue of The Ledger. in SHORT LOCAL TEMS. W. XV. Hicks moved to Henrietta, N. O.. last Tuesday. J. C. Jefferies, Esq , has been elect ed city attorney by the new board of alderman. Work has been resumed on the big brick blacksmith and repair shop on Birnie street. Mrs John W. Bridges has accepted a position in the dry goods depart ment of the Company store. It is cheering to see the builders beginning to mount the scaffolds about the 8tar theatre building again. They are getting things in shape and by the first of the week It will be a regular bee hive of those worthy peo ple who do the substantial work of, and beautlfv and ornament all our wOW&i anu v.tus. Choose the one you like the best and stick to it. Select the best marked and most vigorous specimens to breed from. Introduce new blood once a year, unless you have several yards of the same variety, when cross-breed ing may be.practiced among these for two or three years. If you wish to raise choice specimens to sell at fi*ncy prices buy the best that can be had These usually sell from $3.00 to $10 0<> per head. Good pure bred specimens usually sell from $7.00 to $10IX) a trio. Many breeders who cannot afford to begin with tbe higher priced stock get the best they can af ford, raise from these, then select among the pullets raised the choicest specimens and mate them to new bought males of better blood, and for the next year breed up their stuck to the very highest standard. Homo farmers cannot understand why there should be such a difference in the price of birds of the same breed. They forget that the price varies according to the quality, as with other stock. It is tbe same with the merchant. He will offer cloth at twenty, forty and fifty cents a yard, and while all are known as jeans cloth, they are of different qualities and worth the difference in price. Ho with poultry. The fancier will raise say two hundred head of a certain breed. When near grown he will di vide these up into four grades, ac cording to their standard quality. The first grade are usually known as culls, being of proper color of legs plumage, etc. - Eugene Black. vtt. IF YOU WANT FRESH GARDEN BUY THEM FROM THE CHEROKEE DRUG (). K. Wilkins has engaged Mrs. Cbas. Eiam for his millinery depart- AFTER USING, ment for this season. Having worked for him for several years the people of Gaffney and Cherokee county j know her and know they will get courteous treatment and the very best the market afford. Mrs. Klam is now north buying her spring goods, and will be ready in due time for the spring headwear. HEALTH ANDJfJTAUTY m m m IVXIXA. V'KXAXXVXI PXXjXjS The areat remedy for nerrous prostration and all dlseas'-s of th ? generative organs of either eex, such as Nervous Prostration. Failing or Lost Manhood. J Impotency, Nightly Emissions, Youthful Errors. Mental Worry, excessive us# of Tobacco or Opium, which lead to Consumption and Insanity With every $6 order we guarantee to cure or refund the money. Sold at 91.PO per box. 6 boxes for 9a.00. UK. MOTT’S CUKTUCAL GO., Cleveland, Oklo! ‘For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. Lyon’s French Periodical Droi Strictly vegetable, perfe’ctly harmless, sure to accompliah DESIRED RESULTS. Greatest know South Carolina Day at Charleston fixpoaitloc, Thursday, March 20th, 190S. Very low ratei via Southern I Railway. known female remedy. filllTMl B, “ war, \ 0 Y counterfeit* and Imitation*. The genuine Is put nt -'Dly In pane-board Cats “MNSIIvn pm with fsc-tlmlle signature on side of t - — Bend for Circular to WILUaUh Mku CO .Sole Agents. < 'For sale by Cherokee Drug Co.