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'■* V $ A HORSE-SHOE ROBINSON A TALE OF THE TORY BY JOHN p. TENDENCY CHAPTER XXXIII. A Glance at the Dove Cote.—The Companionship of Brother and Sister. Our story once more brings ila back to the Dove Cote. During the first week that followed heir Interview with Arthur Butler under the Fawn’s Tower. Mildred was calm and thought ful. and even melancholy: her usual custom of exercise was foregone, and her time was passed chiefly in her chamber. By degrees, however, her firm and resolute temper predominat ed over the sadness of her fortunes, and she began to resume that cheer fulness which circumstances can never long subdue in a strong and discip lined mind. She had grown more than ever watchful of the public events, and sought, with an Intense avidity, to obtain information in re gard to the state of things in the eouth. She now felt herself closely allied to the cause In which Arthur Butler had embarked, and, therefore, caught up the floating rumors of the day. In what regarded the progress of tfne American arras In the southern expedition, with the interest of one who had a large stake depending on the issue. She had received several letters from Butler, which detailed the pro gress of his Journey from the Dove Cote to Gates’ camp, and from thense to Horse Shoe’s cottage. They were all written in the confident and even Jocular ton e of a light-hearted soldier who sought to amuse his mistress: and they narrated such matters of personal history as were of a char acter to still her fears for his safety. Their effect upon Mildred was to warm up her enthusiasm, as well as to brighten her anticipations of the future, and thus to increase the re turning elasticity of her spirits. Up to this period, therefore, she grew every dav more buoyant and playful in her temper, and brought herself to entertain a more sanguine reckoning of the eventual determination of af fairs. She was n ow frequently on horseback, attended by her brother, with whom she scarcely ever failed to make a visit to the good Mistress Dimock, where she either found a let ter from Butler, or heard some of the thousand tiding^ which report was forever busy in propagating or exag gerating in regard to the movements of t' •> armv. “I’ll warrant you. Arthur is a man for the pen as well as for the spur and broadsword, ray pretty lady,” was on© of the landlady’s comments, as she handed to Mildred the eighth or ninth epistle that had fallen into speeches of Oorfolanus all bv^hea-t.— “ *Llbe an eagle In a dove cote, I Fluttered your voioee in Corioll: Alone I did It.—Boy!”* he spouted, quoting from the play, and aooompanying his recitation with some extravagant gestures. "This 1 B easy work. Henry/’ said Mildred laughing, "here Is too much of the holiday play In that I thought you were studying some graver things. Instead of these bragging In regard to them might be. She, , , therefore, saw, with great satlsfact-: heroics. You pretended to be very ion, the assiduous though boyish de-1 earnest, but a short time ago. to make votlon with which he set himself to a soldier of yourself, gain a knowledge of matters relating I ‘ Well, and don’t you call this sol- to the duties of a soldier. However diershlp? Suppose | were to wince little this may fall within the scope | down upon Cornwallis—nis ordship, of female perception in ordinary a s that fellow Tyrrel calls him—just times, it will not appear so much re- in that same fashion. I w ® rr “* ^ey moved from the capabilities or even would say there was B ome soldier- the habits of the sex. when we re- ship in it! But. sister, haven t I been fleet that in the convulsions of this studying the attack and defence of noni D t M ,«r«rip when every fortified places. I wonder? And what great national struggle, when every resource of the country was draineu for service, the events of the day were contemplated with no less inter- fortlfled places, call you that? Look now, here is a regular hexagon," continued Henry, making lines upon the gravel walk est bv the women than by the men. with a stick, “here Is the bastion, The fervor with which the American these lines are the flank,-^the face- women participated in the cares and the gorge: here is the curtain. Now, sacrifices of the revolutionary war, nv- first parallel is around here, six has challenged the frequent notice hundred paces from the counterscarp, and warmest praises of its chronic- But I could have taken Charleston - * ' ‘ myself In half the time that poking fellow. Clinton, did it. if I had been there, and one of his side, which— thank my st%rs—I am not.” "You are entirely out of my depth, brother," Interrupted MHldred. “I know I am. How should women be expected to understand these mat ters? Go to your knitting, sister: clers. Mildred but reflected, In this Instance, the hues of the society around the Dove Cote, which consist ed of manv families, scattered along the country side, composed of per sons of elevated character, easy cir cumstances. and of the staunchest Wlhig politics, with whom she held an uninterrupted and familiar inter course. Another consideration mav serve to explain the somewhat masculine character of Mildred’s pursuits. Her most intimate companion, at all times, and frequently for weeks together I why. then I must: and thnra’i an and of It But your discipline la forty times more severe than the German Baron’s at Richmond. Father looks pale this morning,” continued Henry,: as he turned his eyes towards the porch where Mr. Lindsay was now j sqen walking forward and back, with 1 bis arms folded across his breast. “Something perpetually troubles him, I Mildred, i wish that devil, Tyrrel, 1 had been buried before he ever found 1 his way to the Dove Cote! See he | comes this way." Both Mildred and Henry ran to meet Lindsay, and encountered him; before he had advanced a dozen pace* ' over the lawn. “Such a day. father!” said Mildred, j as she affectionately took his hand. I “It is a luxury to breathe this air.” I "God has given us a beautiful i heaven, my children, and a rich and bountiful earth. He has filled them I both with blessings. Man only mans them with his cursed passions,” said Lindsay, with a ^ober accent. You have heard bad news, fatner?” I said Henry Inquiringly; “what has: happened?" Mildred grew suddenly pale. ‘‘We shall hear glorious news, boy, before many days,” replied Lindsay; “as yet, all is uncertain. Henry, away to your sports, or to your stud ies. Mildred. I have something for your e ar. and so. my child, walk with me a while.” Henry took his leave, looking back anxiously at his sister, whose count enance expressed painful alarm. Mil dred accompanied her father slowly and silently to the smalL%eranda that shaded the door of he gable next the The Standard" you can’t teach me. “Have you studied the Military i terrace. Catechism’ Henry? that, you know.) (CONTINUED NEXT FRIDAY ) Baron Steuben requires of all the young offleers.” “Most,” replied Henry. “Not quite her only one. was her brother. These i through it. I hate this gettine nrose two had grown up together in all the j by heart. Shakspeare is more to my confidence of childhood: and this con- mind than Baron Steuben. But I will fldence continued still unabated. Their pursuits, sports, exercises, tell vou what I like, sister. I like the management of the horse. I can pas- thoughts. and habits were alike with I sage, and lunge, and change feet, and less of the discrimination usual be tween the sexes, than is to be found between Individuals in larger asso ciations. They approximated each other in temper and disposition; and Henry might, in this regard, be said to be, without disparagement to his manly qualities, a girlish boy: and Mildred, on the other hand, with as little derogation, to be a boyish girl throw upon the haunches, with e'er a man in Amherst or Albemarle either, may be.” “You told me you had practised firing from your saddle.” “To be sure I did: and look here,” replied the cadet, taking off his cap and showing a hole In the cloth. “Do you see that. Mildred? I flung the cap into the air, and put a ball This homebred freedom of nurture j through it befroe It fell—at agollop.” produced, in its development, some; “Well done, master; you come on grotesque results, which my reader bravely! has. doubtless.- heretofore observed with a smile; and it will, likewise, serve to explain some of the peculiar forms of intercourse which may here after be noticed between the brother and sister. The news of the battle of Camden had not yet reached the neighborhood of the Dove Cote: but the time drew nigh when all the country stood on tiptoe, anxious to receive tidings of that interesting event. A week had elapsed without bringing letiers trom Butler; and Mildred was growing un And another thing I have to tell you, which, perhaps. Mildred, you will laugh to hear:—I have taken to a rough way of sleeping. I want to harden myself; so. I fling a blanket on the floor and stretch out op it—and sleep like—” The Castoff Baby. The stork had been a recent visitor to the home of Mrs. Smith, who al ready was the mother of a yeur-old baby boy. A chance meeting In the corner market was the opportunity for Mrs. Smith’s neighbor. Mrs. Jorges, to break the news to her friend. Mrs. Brown. Dorothy .Tones, years old. paused In her task of arranging the covers about her new doll. She had experi enced difficulty recently in finding In the person of a less fortunate neighbor girl a mother for a doll with a broken nose and one arm which had been her former favorite and for which there was no room in her diminutive domes tic establishment when the new doll came, says the Chicago Tribune. She pulled at her mother’s skirts inquir ingly. “Mamma.” she asked, “did you say Mrs. Smith had a new ha by?" "Yes. dearie, a brand new baby.” an- “Like what, good brother : you are, swered the mother, posed for a comparison.” i “Well, mamma.” came the unsatis- “Like the sleeping beauty, sister.” fled query, “what’s she going to do “Haj ha! that’s a most incongruous with her old one?” and impertinent smile!” j — ‘‘Wiell, like a Trojan, or a woodman. A Train Speedometer, or a dragoon, or like Stephen Foster, i ^,j ie n , an ag e mont of the Chicago and and that is as far as sleeping can go. Northwost( . rn ra ii r oad is experiment- her hands since Butler’s departure; i easv at this interval of silence.. _ - - scarcely comes trotting by a: The wasa struggle in her mind ; an 11 have a notion of trying it in the ; . cerman speedometer and o t ™ el ! er his head set j unpleasant foreboding that she was I woods one of these n ights—if I can get ■ a i u^on oi th wards but it is G o° <1 won ) an -1 almost ashamed to acknowledge, and j Stephen to go along.” j expect. I T’nlikc the sneed ic thio rnrv„w.i,>o«>> . . _ - - — 1 “\vihy not try it alone?” I all passenger trains. Unlike the speea “Why it’s a sort of an awkward j ometer now in use on the Burlington, thing to be entirely by one’s self in I the German invention is placed, in- the woods, the livelong night—it is stead of on the locomotive, in one of lonesome, you know, sister; and. to | the cars composing the train. The pur- tell the truth. I almost suspect I am i noS( , j,, providing trains with speed is this Mistress Dimock’s?’ and when 1 say. ‘aye.’ then ‘here’s a letter, ma dam. for you. that comes from the army;’ and so. there’s Arthur’s own Prices $15 to $30 It Pays to Buy Ederheimer- Stein Young Men*s Clothes ET a thoroughly good suit, pay $18, $20 or $25 for it, and you'll be a better dressed, more contented young man all season than if you had two suits of the ordinary land. You’ll find the tailoring, quality and style in these suits; the lasting good shape and wear that pays you, in the price you can have them for and the satisfaction they give. If you’ve on earnest desire to dress right, get Ederheimer- Stein clothes. Let the other fellow do as he likes. Carroll & Byers Notice to the Poblie! On and after September let, 1907, 1 will sell no more bread or bread tickets on credit. My reasons for establishing a oash basis are too numerous to men tion, however, will mention a few: First. The material from which bread is made is bought strictly for cash, and must be sold accordi’. 0 ly. Second. Bread is sold for too small a margin to pay for carrying an entry through the i number of books it must go when charged. Last, but not least, purchas ers of tickets frequently receive bread from the driver without giving him a ticket, as they are not convenient, and when bills are presented they are under the impression that tickets have been given in exchange and unpleasant feelings are caused when such bills are presented to both purchaser and collector. I trust you will thoroughly understand my position and realize it is to the best interest of both purchasers and myself that I establish a cash basis, and always send cash when you want tickets or bread, and I shall continue strive to de serve your patronage. Respectfully, J F. Finckbn. Dft. J. F. GARRETT. DENTIST. Moved to now oMoa over Street. Front of the Battery. , FEono In OMoo and BooMoaoe. DR. W. K. GUNTER, IJ K ISC T 1 e x /dice m Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. 3rown and bridge work * •Twqfealty. yet which she could not subdue. The country was full of reports of the hostile operations, and a thousand sur mises were entertainea. whfch varied \u -u- nf 10 , a ^‘ eat I l acq 1 ^ t ; / or I according to the more sanguine or ilL n s. Di mock of tne Rockflsh inn, I (i eS p 0n j(i ng tempers of the persons of Amherst, and not even, after all, | W h 0 m ade them. Mildred was taught ^ ! b V Butler to expect defeat, yet still |A FREE TRIPS a little afraid of ghosts “Indeed! and you a man! I recorders is to educate engineers to ThatB strive for smoother running nml also ”" d th * l ns,d r f f or Miss Mildred Und- s j,e hoped for victory: but the per- a strange fear for a yotmg Coriola^ufcA tni}n crews and station v °^ . Dove ( ote. He. ha. we sonal fate of her lover stole upon her Suppose r/ou should gof into the wars. 1 old bodies are only stalking-horses in this world. But God bless him!—he is a fine a nri noble Kentleman.r And_ Mildred would tak-e the itacqitet and Impatiently break the seal; and as she perused the close-wltten eontents the color waxed and waned upon her cheek, and her e<ye would one instant sparkle with mirth, and In the next grow dim with a tear. And when she • had finished reading, she would , secretly press the paper to her lips, and then hestow It away In her bosom, evincing the earnest fondness of a de voted and enthusiastic nature. Mildred and Henry were insepar able; and. In proportion as his sister’s zeal and attachment to the cause of independence became more active, did Henry’s Inclination to become a par tisan grow apace. Hers was a char acter to kindle the spirit of brave adventure. There was In It a quiet and unostentatious hut unvarying cur rent of resolution, tha* shrank before no perils. Her feelings, acute and earnest, had given all their warmth to her principles: and what she once believed her duty commanded, was pursued with the devout self-dedica tion of a religious obligation To this temper, which, by some secret of its constitution, has a spell to upon l— . conjectures, and she could not keep-] a nd should lappen to be posted as a down thA misgiving which affection generally ^exaggerates, and always renders painful. In this state of doubt, it was observed that her man ners occasionally rose to a higher tone of playfulness than was natural to her: and by turns they sank to a moody silence, showing that the equipoise of the mind was disturbed, and that the scales did not hang true: it was the struggle of mental resolu tion with a coward heart—a heart In timidated by its affections. Such was the state of things when, in the latter fortnight of August, the morning ushered in a day of un surpassed beauty. The air was elas tic; the cool breeze played upon the shrubbery, and stole the perfume of a thousand flowers. The birds sang with unwonted vivacity from the neighboring trees; and the sun light- crews to faster work at stations. The sentinel at some remote spot—far i new machine not only records the from your comrades; on picket, I think | speed which the train makes, but also you call It? (Henry nodded) on a j records nil stops and their duration. A dark night, would you desert you} complete check thus is kept on the en- duty for fear of a goblin?” “I would die first, Mildred. I would stick it out. if I made an earthquake by trembling In my shoes.” Mildred laughed. “And then If a ghost should rise up out of the ground,” she continued, with a mock solemnity of manner. ,“I would whitsle some tune,” inter rupted Henry. “That’s an excellent wav to keep down fear.” “Shame on you, to talk of fear, brother.” • “Only of ghosts, sister, not of men.” “You must cure yourself of this childish apprehension, master.” "And how shall i do so, Mildred? I have heard people say that the ed un the mountains with a golden ! l)raveR t men have been alarmed by splendor, the fast drifting clouds fling- s l ,,rits " ' ing their shadows upon the forest that I ‘‘ You must accustom yourself to clothed the hills around, and the eagle niidniKht hours and dark places, all and the buzzard sailing in the highest °. , . ,r fi° or niother taught you heavens, or eddyinor around the beet- , * 1 ’ s i ear - ling cliffs with a glad flight, as if re- “I should think of her. Mildred, un- Joicing in the luxuries of the cool ,i! my would burst, and my rfummer morning. Breakfast was cl iee k grew nale as ashes,” said Hen- scarceiv over before Henry was seen ry - with an e arne st and solmn em- glne and train crews. The speedome ter Is Inclosed in a glass case and can not bo tar oere*! with unless the glasa surrounding it is broken. s ^ ay the minds „f mankind, tacre was 1 upon the terrace, arrayed in his hunt-: p ^ afe ' s - added the grace of an exquisitely feminine address. The union of these two attributes rendered Mildred Lind say an object of conspicuous interest Jn such a time as that of the revolu tionary struggle. Her youth, her ready genius, her knowledge and her habits of reflection, much in advance of her years, enhanced the Impres sion her character was adapted to produce, and brought upon her, even in he r secluded position, a consider able share of public observation It was not wonderful that a mind so or ganized and accomplished should have acquired an unlimited dominion over the frank, open-hearted, and brave temper of her brother, now Just step ping beyond the confines of mere l>oy- hood. Her influence over Henry was paramount and unbounded: her af fections were his. her faith was his, her enthusiasm stole Into and spread over his whole temper. With these means of influence she had sedulously applied herself to In fuse into Henry’s mind her own sen timent In regard to the war: and this ' Purpose had led her to interest her self in subjects and pursuits, which in general, are very foreign from her sex. Her desire to enlist hi* feelings in aid of Butler, and her conviction that a time was at hand when Henry might be useful, gave rise to an eager solicitude to see him well prepared for the emergencies of the day. by that necessary mode of education which, during the period of the revolution, was common amongst the voting gen tlemen of the country He was a most willing and ready pupil: and she delighted to encourage him in his inclination for military studio* how ever fanciful some of his conceptions ing dress. His bugle wa s daintily s P ,rlt - « 0 "ld it rise, would suspended hy a green cord across his love vou. broher; it would never seek shoulders; It was a neat and glitter ing Instrument, whose garniture was bedizened with the coxcombrv of silk en tassels, and was displayed as ostentatiously as if worn hy the hero of a melodrama. Like St. Swlthin In the ballad, he had "ff/oted thriee the wold." when he put the bugle to his mouth and “blew a recheate both loud and long.” „ h ..‘"V, nun' mautn.. Mild, thats a slovenly habit. to do you harm," replied Mildred thoughtfully. ' ’’Sister/' said Henry, ‘‘you came here in snort, but you have made me verv i a 1.” Mildred walked off a few paces and remained gazing steadfastly over the parapet. When she looked back' she saw Henry approaching her. “You stoop, brother, in your gait," Makes a Woman * Look Ten Years Younger Because It takes m great weight oil her mind • • Jell-O Solves the daily Dessert problem. By "»dt»g Jell-0 it is possible to serve a different dessert every day in theyear. Jell-O can be prepared in stantly'—simply add boiling water and set to oool. 7 flavors. 10c. per package, at all grocers. IhcCcacsM Pare VM4Ce.,U Bey. N.T. Tigit oar booth at JameetownExpoaition. . TO j JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION j We will give away, free, a return ticket to Jamestown \ Exposition. Every purchaser of a Buggy during the next thirty days will be given a coupon, a duplicate of which will be kept on file at our office, and when twenty (20) Buggies have been sold, these coupons will be placed in a hat and drawn out by a disinterested child. The holder of the “lucky number’’ will get the FREE TRIP TO JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. We Make and Guarantee Our Harness. How now, good master Puff.” said | Mildred, coming up playfully to her LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. State of South Carolina. County of Cherokee. By J. e!* Webster, Esquire, Probate Judge. Whereas. Mattie McCullough has i made suit to me. to grant M. W. "It comes, sister, of my climbing Drown Letters of Administration of Ups. and continued the blast f,,r a ,5 n a Just bee , n broKen off. “It and creditors of the said Thomas Me- full minute; then ceasing only from 'Tu, Pi® bolder to watch of Cullough, deceased, that they be «« want of breath, he said, with a comic *? t8 ’ 1 I 8ho “ ,d not care to it." j appear before me In the court of I I would have you.” said Mildred, j probate, to be held at Cherokee Court walk your rounds, like a _ _ _ _ - — earnestness— .... i„i n , „ , , . waIk your rounds, like a parole, j House. Gaffney. 8. C., o n Tuesday, I , U I," ‘I ? a *1‘£ 8te !V through the woods from twelve until September 24th. next aftei gublloa- and Reven : ‘wo, every night for a week' = pv m er . _ W * u? - lee, and Roast Beef, like a trained - “Agreed, sister—rain or shine.” trumpeter. -. And j shall thlnk you com "Truly von ar,. a proper ruan. «r.as- pl^tely cured of this unsoldler-like ter,” replied Mildred. "But It l« hard-1 infirmity, when you are able to march 'v a time,” she continued, half niut-' as far as the church, and serve one terlng to herself, “for you and me, tour of duty in the grave-yard.” Henry, to wear light hearts In our "Bv myself?” inquired Henry, with iHiMonif. * ' concern. “Why. sister.’’ said Henrv. with “ Y °u wouldn’t have me go with Home astonishment In his look*, ‘’this y,MI - brother?" *e»Miu to irte to be the very time to “l should feel very brave if you practise mv signal* W»» are at the did. Mildred; for you are as brave as verv tug of the war. and every man a general. But jf Stephe n Foster will that has a sword «r bugle either, keep In the neighborhood—near should ho up «nd doing" enough to hear nay ‘All’s wen’—I How com” on your studies, broth- ,b l n k I could stand it out.” "You must go alone,” said Mildred, cheerfully, “before I shall think you flt to he promoted.” “If you sav must, sister Mildred, er? ' Interrupted MU Id red, without heeding Henry's Interpretation of his duty. “Oh. rarely* j gnow most of the tton thereof, at eleven o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why the Mild Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand September. Anno Domini, 11 J. E. WEBS' Probate Judge. Pub. in Gaffney Ledger Sept. 12 and 20, 1907. NOTICE. All persons holding claims against the eitate of John R. Crocker, de ceased, are hereby notified w » present the same, duly attested to the under signed administrator of said estate. jasan 8. Crocker. Administrator estate John R. Crock#, deceased. Sept 11*20*27. SMITH HARDWARE <1 .yi'.'m, 1 . v*, 1 mi; 'm' Vi.wi,'^*. 1 v*?.vi>.v»>.vi.‘.vi; vp v*' '^ibVi SHEET METAL WORKERS We are ready for business. We do all kinds of Sheet Metal work, Cornice, Finials, Cresting, Tanks and anything else you need. All kinds of repair work. 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