The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, May 17, 1905, Image 4
Uncle Terry
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CHARLES CLARK NUNN
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When the tuenl was over lie handed
the box of cigars ho bad brought to his
bost with tho remark, "Plenso accept
those, Mr. Terry, and when you smoke
them think of the forlorn fellow you
found by the wayside."
"I'vo got to leave ye to tho tender
mercies of tho wimmln folks," said Uu
clo Terry, after thanking Albert, "for
I've got work to do, and tonight we'll
hav ^ i visit. I bopo you'll bo wtllln*
to st;./ with us a day or two," bo added,
"an' tomorrow I'll take ye out flsbln'."
"I will stay until tomorrow, thank
you," replied Albert.
"I should llko to row up to where I
was left bontless yesterday," be said
to Telly after Uuclo Terry had gone,
"and finish the sketch I began and also
try to And the cushions I dropped in
the woods. May I ask you to go too?"
"I should bo glad to If mother can
spare ino," she answered.
When he rowed cut of the little har
bor where ho had left his boat Telly
sat In the stern holding the tiller ropes
and shading her winsome faco was th*
same broad sun hat he had seen on the
rock beside her the evening before. It
was n long four mile pull, but he was
unconscious of It, and when he helped
his companion out and secured the boat
he said: "Now, I am going to ask a
favor of you, Miss Terry. 1 want you
to stand In Just the position I first saw
you and let ino make a sketch of you.
You were leaning on a rock and resting
your head on one hand."
Tolly looked puzzled.
"Ton did not know I saw you out on
tho point last evening, did you?" be
added, smiling. "I stood and looked nt
you for flvo minutes and then walked
away. I did not know who you were
then or that I should meet you Inter
if I had I would not have been so
rude."
The color came to Telly's face at
his evident admiration, but she did not
say no to his proposal, and stood pa
tiently in tho position he wished while
he made the sketch. "There," ho ex
claimed when it was tlnished, "I shall
transfer that to canvas when I go back,
and whenever I look nt it I shall recall
this day and?you."
"Will you need the picture for that?"
?he replied with a smile.
"That sounded like Alice," he said,
and added hastily, "Alice Is my only
sister, and I think more of her than of
any other woman living."
Tolly sat on the boat's cushions In a
shady nook and watched Albert finish
his sketch and then listened to his
talk. lie told her all about his homo
and sister and Frank as well. In a
way they exchanged a good deal of
personal history of Interest to each
other. Then they gathered flowers, and
Telly Insisted on decorating the boat.
When it was done she wanted him to
make a sketch of It for her. "Draw
yourself as holding the oars," she said,
,"and I will try to paint a picture from
the sketch to remember you by," she
added with a smile.
Then, as the sun was getting low,
they started for home. The breeze had
vanished and tho sen was like glass.
Only the long ground swells barely
lifted their boat and made the shad
ows of the trees along the shore wave
in fantastic undulations. Whon they
reached tho Cape Telly said: "You had
bettor go around to the cove where fa
ther keeps his boats. It's nearer to
the house, and there Is a float there
Where you can pull your boat out."
She waited until he had done so, and
then stooped and selected a few of tho
flowers with which they had decked
tho boat. "I am going to paint them,"
Bho said quietly as sho turned and fol
lowed Albert up to the houso.
_ CHAPTER XXIII.
(iT |nclw TKRHY n,ul Albert had
I J Just seated themselves on the
IKSBHl l)0'ut that evening when Tel
IBaKggil jy cine m,t With a thick gray
shawl and wrapped it around her fa
ther's shoulders. "It's a little chilly to
night," she said, "and I think you need
It." Then, turning to Albert, Bho
added, "Wouldn't you like one, too,
Mr. Page?"
"I would, thank you," he nuswered,
"If yon have another to spare."
He would have answered yes if sho
had asked hhn to put on woolen mit
tens. She returned to tho house nnd
came back, this time bearing a white
zephyr wrap. find handed it to Albert,
"i will bid you good night now," she
said, "for I presume you will sit here
long after bedtime."
Uncle Terry's eyes followed her back
to the house, and then he turned to
his guest.
"I s'poso ye'd rather be talkln' to
Tolly than nie out here in tho moon
light," ho said bluntly, "now that ye've
got a little acquainted. It's the way
o' young folks."
"I've had a very pleasant visit with
your daughter this afternoon," re
sponded Albert. "She was good enough
to go with mo to where I got left yes
terday. I wanted to .Unlsh the sketch
I began there." I'ncle Terry made no
answer, but sat putting away at one
of tho cigars Albert had given him.
"Mr. Pago," said Undo Terry at
last, "I've worded a good deal slnco
last night 'bout what ye told me, an'
I've made up my mind to tell ye the
hull story an' trust ye with what no
one else knows. To begin with, it's
nineteen years ago last March when
thar war a vessel got afoul o' a ledge
JohI oft'n the p'Jnl here In a snowstorm,
nn' all hands went down?that is, nil
but a little yearlln' baby that cum
ashore tied up 'tween two feather
beds. I fished her out o' the surf, nn*
Idwsy an' ino has taken care on her
ever since, an' today she's worth n
thousand times more'n she cost. How
much she thinks o' ino I'll let ye Jedgo
by the way she thought 'bout my
comfort tonight. There was a few
trinkets came ashore with her?plcturs
o* her father an' mother, we knew, nn'
a locUd an' ring an' some other things
?so we k no wed her name an' whnr
she cum from.
"Since then wo have never hoard a
word from no one rcgnrdln' her people,
or whether any was llvin', till last win
tor I cum across a notice In a paper
snyln' Information wns wnnted 'bout
nn heir to an estate In Sweden, no'tell
In' fnets that made 1110 sure Telly was
the one wanted. The notice wns signed
by that lawyer. Vryo, that I asked ye
'bout, nn' I went to see hlm. Ho wnnt
ed proofs an' all that, an' I gnvo 'em
to hlm, an', Wtissoii that, ho wanted
money, nn' I gave that to him. ?e/s
nn1 1.
kep' nskln' fer money over since, an
llko n fool, kep' send In' It, in hopes JJ
Telly had anything comln' she'd pt
her dues. I've sent hlm the locket an*
thing* that belonged to her, ah' all
I've got bo far Is letters askln' fef
more money au' tellln* 'bout expenses
an* evidence an* ?witnesses' fees an'
bonds to bo Hied. Llssy au' Telly
know 'bout the case, but they don't
know how much money I've paid out,
an' 1 don't want they should. That's
tho hull story, an' 'now as ye'ro a law
yer, an' I b'llere an honest one, I ask
ye what's beat to be done."
"I see now, Mr. Terry, why you dis
trust lawyers, and I do not wonder at
it. To the best of my belief, you have
been swlndlod in the most outrageous
manner by Fryo. lie no doubt Is act
ing for some law Ann who have in
structed bliu to And an heir, if there
Is one, to this estate, and they would
naturally advnnco all ezpeuso mouey.
Do you know tho vessel's name, where
she sailed from and who hor master
was?"
"Sho was a square rigger, an' the
master's namo whs Peterson. In the
newspaper piece the name was Nalla
Peterson, who cum from Stockholm,"
answered Uncle Torry. "I've got it in
my wallet now, an' on the lockot was
tho letters K. P., an* on a piece o' paper
that was pinned to the bahy's dress
was the name Etelka Peterson."
"And did you send those proofs to
Frye?" asked Albert quickly.
"I sent 'em six months ngo," was tho
reply, "nn* I've Jest 'bout made up ray
mind I was a fool to 'a' done It, an' a
bigger one to koep sendln' money."
"It would have been all right," ou
swerod Albert after a pause, "if you
had put thciu into nn honest man's
hands. As It Is you are lame-in fact,
utterly at tho mercy of frye, who Is
robbing you." Then, after thinking a
moment, be added: "I will gladly do
what I can to help you, Mr. Terry,
and at no cost to you for iny own serv
ices. The first step innst be to got
possession of theso material proofs, the
next to flud what Arm has employed
Frye. Wo are helpless until we get
possession of those proofs."
"Ain't my word an' Llssy's as to
savin' the baby no 'count?" asked
Uncle Terry.
"Very good, so fnr as it goes, but
really no proof that tho child you
saved Is the one wanted for this In
heritance. In the matter of a legacy
the law is very exacting and demands
Absolute proof. No, the only way is
to use duplicity and trick Fryo or ask
hlui to name his price and pay it, and
as the estate may be large bis prico
will naturally be extortionate.*'
Albert thought a momont nntl then
added, "Has Frye ever written you
admitting ho has received or has those
proofs in his possession?"
"Not a word," answered Uncle Ter
ry. "All ho writes is: 'Your ease is
progressing favorably. I need so much
more money,' an' I send it an' lay
'wake nights worryln'."
"How long since he has sent for
money?" asked Albert.
" 'Bout a month, I reckon," replied
Uncle Terry.
"I confess, Mr. Torry, I am stump
ed."
After a pause Albert asked Uncle
Terry:
"How does your?I mean, how does
Telly feel about this matter, Mr. Ter
ry, for I suppose she knows tho story?"
"That's suthln' I hato to talk 'bout,
but as ye'ro likely to see more o* us
au' more o' Telly it's better ye know it
all. When sho was 'bout ton we told
her tho story an' showed her the
things we'd kep' locked up. She didn't
seem to mind It then, but as she's grow
ed older It sorter shadders her life, ns
It wen?. We used to keteh her lookln'
at the things once In awhile an* cryln*.
When I sent 'ein to Boston she took on
a good deal nn' ain't been the same
Eencv. Wo try to keep her from think
in' 'bout It all we can, but she's curls
In her ways, nn' I've thought she was
kinder 'shamed, an* mebbc broodln'
over It makes It wuss."
"You do not mean that you fear sho
would make away with herself in a fit
of melancholy, do you?"
"I dunno what to think," was the an
swer, "only 1 hate to have her out o*
sight much, an' the more lovln' she is
the more 1 worry."
"One thing please promise mo," said
Albert when they had started for tho
house, "do not hint either to her or
your wife that you have told me any
thing about this matter. I will do all
that ran be done and consult only with
you in private."
CHAPTER XXIV. ^
N tho morning Albert! followed
V'nclo Terry around the cir
cuit of his lobster traps in the
Gypsy's boat, with Telly as a
companion, and watched tho old mnn
hauling and rebnltlng those elongated
coops nnd taking out his prices. Tho
day was a perfect one, the sea. Just ruf
fled by n light breeze, and as) her first
timidity hnd now worn away, he found
Telly a most charming companion. It
was an entirely new experlr$iec to him,
and the four hours' pull in nnd out of
the island coves and around Isolated
ledges where Undo Terry set''his trnpt
passed nil too quickly.
"Do you know," said. Albert when
they had returned to the little covo
whore Uncle Terry kept his bunts and
as he sat watching .him pick up his
morning's catch and (toss them one by
one Into n large car,, that the first man
who thought of entjlng n lobster must
hnve been almost ^starved? Of nil crea
tures that grow in the sea there is
none moro hideous, ond only a hungry
sovngo could hnve thought them fit for
food."
"They ain't ovcrhansum," replied
Uncle Terry, "but fried In pork fat
they go mlddln* sood if ye're hungry."
That afternoon Telly Invited Albert
to row her up to n cove, at tho head of
which wna a narrow valley where
blueberries grew in profusion. "1 want
to pick a few.'V'she said, "nnd you can
mako a sketch)of the cove while 1 do."
Helping her -picking berries proved
more attractive, and when her pall
Was full Albert,made a picture of her
sitting In front of a pretty cluster of
small spruce trees, \ with the pall be
side her and her sun>hat trimmed w**b
ferns.
"Your city friendslwlll laugh at the
country girl you founH down in Matno,"
she remarked as she looked at tho
sketch, "but jy^theyjwlll never aee me,
I don't caro.'^^
"My friends will | never see it," he
answered quietly,, ("only my sister.
And I am going to }hrlug her down
hero next summen!"
"Tell me about ber.'^aald Telly at
once. "Is she prettyi?"
"I think so," replied \ Albert. "She
has eyes like yours, i only her hair is
not so light. She Is si petite little body
and has a mouth thar makes'one want
to kiss her."
"I should like to L see her ever so
much," responded Tally, nnd* then she
added rather aadly, .Pve neuen had a
girl friend in my lifo, .liiere- a*e only
a few at the Cape off my ago, land I
don't see much of'them. I drpn'Omlnd
it in tho summer, for then l) work on
my pictures, but luiwlnter itfls/so lone
some. For days i/do not seej ?ny one
except father and!mother or/ old Mrs.
Leacb." j ...
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"And who is Mrs. Leach?"
"Oh, she's a poor old soul who lives
Alone and works on the fish rn-k?.
Sho is worse off than I tun."
It was a little gliuipso into the girl's
life that interested Albert, nud, in tbs
light of what he knew of hor history, ?
pathotic one. Truly sho was aiouo in
the world, except for the two kindly
souls who made a home for her.
"You will go away tomorrow, I sup
pose," sho said with a faint tone of
regret as thoy were rowing home.
"Father said your boat was coming
after you toduy."
He looked at her a moment, while ?
slight smile showed beneath his mus
tache. "I suppose I shall have to," ha
answered, "but I should llko to stay
here a month. I've not made a sketch
of your house, eveu."
'1 wish you would," sho sali) with
charming enndor, "it is so lonesome
here, and then maybe you would show
me a llttlo about painting."
"Could you endure my company
every day for n mouth?" he asked,
looking tier full in the face.
"I don't believe you coukt ondure
ours," sho replied, dropping her eyes,
and then she added quickly; "There is
a prayer meeting tonight at the Cape.
Would you like to go?"
"Most certainly," he answered.
Albert had expected to see the Gypsy
In the harbor when they returned that
afternoon, but wns happily disappoint
ed. "I hope they will stay nt liar Har
bor a week," he thought.
That evening when Telly appeared,
ready to be escorted to tho prayer
meetlug, lie was certain that no fairer
girl was to be found anywhere.
Sho was dressed in simple white, her
masses of sunny hair half concealed by
a thin blue affair of loosoly knitted
wool ond hod a cluster of wild roses at
her throat. It wns n new nnd pleas
urable expcrleucc to be wnlklng beside
a well dressed young man whosoxevery
look nnd word bespoke enjoyment of
her society, nnd Bhe showed it In her
simple, unaffected Way,
That evening's gathering was a unique
one in Albert's experience and the re
ligious observances such as he never
forgot. The place wns a llttlo equate,
unpointed building, nnd when Telly
nnd he entered nnd sented themselves
on one of tho wooden settees that stood
In rows not over a doreu people were
there. On a small platform in front
was a cottage organ and beside it a
small desk. A few more entered after
they did, and then a florid faced man
arose and, followed by a snort and
stout young lady, walked forward to
the platform. The girl seated herself
at the organ, and the man, after turn
ing up tho lamp on tho organ, opened
the book of gospel hymns nnd said in
a nasal tone, "We will nnow com
mence our services by slngin' the Forty
third rsnlm, and all arc requested to
rise nn' Jlne." In the center of the
room hung a large lamp, nnd two wore
on brackets nt tho side shed n wenk
light on tho gathering, but no one
soemed to feel it necessary to look for
the Forty-third selection.
Albert and Tolly arose with the rest,
and the girl at the organ begnn to chase
the slow tune up nnd down the keys.
Then the red faced man started the
singing, a little below the key, and the
congregation followed. Telly's voice,
clear and distinct, Joined with the rest.
A long prayer, full of halting repeti
tions, by the man nt the do?k followed,
nnd thon another hymn, nnd nfter that
enmo a painful pause. To Albert's
mind it was becoming serious, and ho
began to Wonder how it would end,
when there ensued one of the most
weird nnd yet pnthetlc prayers he had
evor listened to. It was uttered by nn
old lady, tall, gaunt nnd white hnlred,
who nrose from the end of a settee
close to the wall and beneath one of
tho smoke dimmed lamps. It could not
be classed as a prayer exactly, for
when sho begnn her utterance sho look
ed around as if to And sympathy In the
assembled faces, and her deep set, pierc
ing eyes seemed alight with Intense
feeling. At Arst she grasped the back
of tho settee In front with her long,
flcshloss Angers, and thpn later clasped
nnd Anally raised them above her up
turned face, while her body swayed
with the vehemence of her feelings.
Her garb, too, lent n pathos, for It was
naught but a faded calico dress that
hung from her attenuated frame like
the raiment of a scarecrow. It mny
hnve been the shadowy* room or tho
mournful dirge of tho nearby ocean
that added nn uncanny touch to hor
words and looks, but from the moment
she arose until her utterance ceased Al
bert wns spellbound. Ro peculiar and
yet so pnthetlc wns her prayer It shall
be quoted Jn full:
"? Lord, I come to thee, knowln'
I'm ns n worm thnt crawls on the
alrth; like the dust blown by the
winds, the empty shell on the shore,
or the lenves that fnii on the ground.
I come poor nn' humble. ( come hun
gry an' thirsty, like even the lowliest
0' the nlith. I come nn' kneel nt thy
feet bei lev In' thnt t, a poor worm o'
the dust, will still have thy love nn'
pertectlon. I'm old nn' weary o' wnlt
in\ I'm humble on' bereft o' kin. I'm
sad an' none to comfort me. 1 eat tho
crust o' poverty nn' drink the cup o'
humility. My pertoctor an' my stnff
have bin taken from me, an' yet fer
nil these burdens thou In thy InAnite
wisdom hov seen At to Iny on me I
thnnk thee. Thou bust led my feet
among thorns nn' stuns, nn' yet I
thank thee. Thou hnst Inld the cross
o' sorrow on my heart nn' the burden
o* many Infirmities fer me to bear, an'
yet I bleBS thee, yen, verily shnll my
voice be lifted to glorify nn' prnlso
thee day nn' night, for hast thou not
promised me thnt nil who nre believers
in thy word shnll be snved? Hnst thou
not sent thy Son to die on the cross for
my snke, poor nn' humble ns I nm? An'
fer this, nn' fer till thy InAnite mmcy
an' goodness to me, I prnlse nn' thank
thee tonight, knowln' that not n spar
rer falls without thy knowln' it, nn'
thnt even the hnirs o' our heads are
numbered.
"I thank thee, O Lord, fer tho sun
shine every day, nn' the comltl* o' tho
birds nn' flowers every senson. I
thnnk thee thnt my eyes nre still per
mitted to see thy beautiful world, an'
my ears to hear the songs o' praise. 1
thank thee, too, that With my volco I
can glorify nn' bless thee fer all thy
goodness, nn' for all thy innre}', An'
when the day o' Judgment comes an'
thr dead rise up, then I know thon
wilt keep thy promise, nil' that even I,
poor an' humble, shall live again. Jinln'
those that have gone before, to sit at
thy feet nn' glorify thee for life ever
la:<tln'. For this blessed hope, nn' for
nil thy other promises, 1 lift my voice
In gratitude an' thankfulness an'
praise to thee, my Heavenly Father, an'
to thy Hon, my Redeemer, tonight an'
toniorrer ft.ll' forever an' forever.
Amen."
To Albert, a student of Voltaire, of
Hume, of Pnlnd, nnd nn admirer of
Ingorsoll, a doublet of scriptural au
thenticity and almost a materlallst In
belief, this weird ami pltCOUS utterance
en me with peculiar effect.
When tllQ prayer meeting was con
cluded with an oddly spoken benedic
tion by Deacon Oaks, nnd Albert and
Telly were on their way hack to the
point, Albert nakeo:
"Who was the poor old lady that
prayed so fervently? I never heard
anything like It since I waa a boy."
"Oh, that's the Widow Leach," Telly
responded. "Sho always qcts that way
and feels so, too, I guees. Sho is an
object of pity here and very poor.
She has no rotation living that sho
knows of, lives alone In a small bouso
she owns and works on the fish racks
summers, and winters has to bo helped.
Her husband and two sops were lost
at sea many years ago, and father says
religion is all the consolation she has
left."
"Does sho always pray as fervently
as sho did tonight?"
"Oh, yes; that's her way. Father
says she is a Uttlo cracked about such
matters. He pities her, though, and
helps her a good deal, and so docs
most every ono elso hero who can.
She needs It." Then, nftor a pause,
sho added, "How did you enjoy the
meeting, Mr. Togo?"
"Well," replied Albert slowly and
mentally contrasting It with innuy Sun
day services when he had occupied n
pew wtth the Nasous at their fashion
able church In Mosten, "It has been nn
experience I shall not soon forget. In
one way It has been a pleasure, for It
has taken me back to my young days."
Then he added a little sadly, "It has
also been a pain,'for It recalled my
mother nnd how she used to pray that I
tnlght grow to be a good man."
"You are not a bad man, nre you?"
responded Telly at once, looking curi
ously at him.
"Ob, no, I hope not," he answered,
smiling. "I try to do as I would be
done by, but the good people hero
might think I was, maybe, because I
am not a professor of religion. For
that reason I should be classed as ono
of the sinners. I presume."
"Weil, so is father, but that doeant
make him one. Deacon Oaks calls him
a scoffer, but I know be trusts hlio in
all money matters, and I think fathor
Is the best And kIndent man In the
world. He has been so good and kind
to mo I would almost He down nnd die
for him If necessary."
"How do you feel about this matter
of belief?" Albert asked after a pause.
"Are you what this old lndy would
call a believer, Miss Terry?"
"Oh, no," she replied slowly, "I fear
I am not. I always go to meeting Sun
days when there Is one? mother and I
?and once in awhile to the Thursday
evening prayer meeting. I think it's
becnuse 1 enjoy the singing."
When they reached the point Albert
could not restrain his desire to enjoy
the society of this unaffected, simple
and beautiful girl a little longer. The
moon that Trank had planned to use
was high overhead, nnd away out over
the still ocean stretched a broadening
path of silvery sheen, while at their
feet, where tho ground swells were
breaking upon the rocks, every splash
of foam looked like snow white wool.
"If It's not asking too much, Miss
Terry," Bald Albert with utmost polite
ness, "won't you walk out to the top
of the el lit and sit down a few mo
ments while I enjoy n cigar? The
night Is too beautiful to turn away
from at once."
Telly assented, and they took posses
sion of the rustle seat where Albert
had listened to her history the night
before. What a flood of emotions come
to him as he watched his fair com
panion, all unconscious of his scrutiny,
nnd with them a sudden nnd keen In
terest to unravel the mystery of her
parentage and the hope that some time
he might do It. He also felt au unac
countable desire to toll her that ho
knew her pathetic story and to express
his Interest In It and his sympathy for
her, but dared not. "It may hurt her
to know I know It," he thought, "and
I will wait till she knows me better."
Instead, he began telling her about
himself and his own early life, his
home, his loss of parents, his struggle
to earn a living and how much success
ho bad so far met.
When his recital and clgur were both
at an end and It was time to go In he
said, "I may not have another chance
to ask you, Miss Terry, liefere I leave
here, hut when I get back to Most Oil
may I write to you, and will you an
swer my letters If 1 do?"
Tin' ()uestlon startled her a little, but
she answered:
"I shall he pleased to hear from you,
Mr. I'nge, nnd will do the best I can In
replying, only do not expect too much."
When he had bidden her good night
and was alone In Iiis room the memory
of Mrs. Leach nnd her pitiful prayer,
coupled with Telly's pleading eyes and
sweet face, banished oil thoughts of
sleep, and he watched the moonlit
ocean while he smoked nnd meditated.
(to be continued)
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jama at Copeland's.
Negligee shirts, the comfortable kind
at Copeland's.
"The Nettletan" a gentleman's shoe.
See Copeland.
If you need a Refrigerator, Ice Cream 1
Freezer or a Water Cooler go to,
S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.
Use Dodaon'a Headache and Neuralgia
Powders. They have no equal.
Just received a special line of laces
and embroideries. Extraordinary value. '
See our line of novelties in ladies' neck
wear, pretty and cheap. The Hub.
Special reductions in Ladies' and;
Misses Oxfords. It will pay you to in
vestigate. The Hub,
You can And any thing you may want
in China or Glass-ware at,
S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.
25CENT COLUMN.
*NOTICE--l have four cows fresh in
milk, for sale. W. B. Putman, Barks
dale, S. C. 41-lt
i .WANTED?Six or seven good draw
ing In hands. Wages paid to learners.
Apply to J. V. Thomason, Whitmire, S.
C. 41-lt.
FOR SALE?Choice lot Thoroughbred
Berkshire Pigs. Will be ready to de
liver in four weeks. James Wham.
41 ?2t Laurens, R. F. D. No. 5
NOTICE?Hudgens' Ginnery will close
this season's ginning May 16th. Get your
cotton in beforo that time. 39?3t
MORE GOODS
FOR
SAME MONEY
SAME GOODS
FOR
LESS MONEY
"Happiness is Largely of our own Making'
BUY YOUR
Time to Cook and Eat
61 cents
Hats,
Shoes,
Clothing,
THE BUTTON
OOCS THE REST
For Good 01d|Hot Summer
Time-29 cts to $1.39
Red Iron Racket
AND BE MADE HAPPY
RED IRON RACKET
Is now in Full Blast, hit the Iron while it is "RED HOT," and U
will Save Money. Money Saved is Money Made.
Everything in Full Bloom=~a few Bouquets Plucked from our Immense
Bargain Field.
Canton Cloth at
per yard
7 l-2c yard wide bleach
ing at
Men's and Boys'
Dress shirts
Men's 39c silk
Ties
75c shirts, beauti
ful patterns
50c shirts, beauti
ful patterns
$10 Men's full
dress suits
75 nice, cool sum
mer coats, guar
anteed fast color,
our price
100 nice cool
pants, our price
60 big sun hats,
our low price
Men's fine sum
mer underwear,
big value
25c bottle Cham
berlain'sDiarhoea
medicine
8!,
6
.23
.23
.48
.39
7.50
.48
.48
.20
.23
.19
r W'i ? * ft
in
Buy a Montgomery Suit up-to-date
AH styles?Prices way Down
10 balls of
thread
2 spools machine
thread, good
12 spools Coats
cotton
6 spools of Coats
cotton
25c bottle sperm
machine oil
10c bottle sperm
machine oil
Good one dollar
watch
Good Dollar
alarm clock
Big lot fine India
linon, worth 15c,
our price
15 lbs. sugar
sweet
30 lbs. Rice
good
20 lbs. Rice
best
10 lbs. Coffee
good
.05
.05
.50
.25
.10
Special Lot Men's Suits, our Low Prices $1.97, $2.98, $3.75, $4.98. Worth 35 per
cent more than we ask for them. Come see!
Hats for ALL
98c. to $3.00
All Silk
23 cts.
$1.48
(htick Shave
98 cents
15to23c
Hot vSox
10 cents
Big Value?Olli' Pi ice
5 cents
Millinery! Millinery!!
Millinery just Beautiful and Prices Way Down: 23c, 39c, 48c, 98c, to $3.47.
Hats made to order. See our Hilliner, Mrs. Knight will please
U=and save=U=Money.
Men's good Over
all 89c, 48c and
2,000 prs. Men's
Pants-to-go 3.50,
98c, 48c and
Levering Roasted
Coffee, ex; fine,
worth 20c, lb. our
low price
2 big cakes Victory soap .05
17 big cakes Laundry soap .25
5 Cakes Oriole Toilet soap, good .04
2,000 yards good Calico .01
.'1,000 yards Chxghnms .03 1-2
1,000 yards fancy Lawns .03
10c Hose, Men's red, blue, black .04
15c Dish pan, our price only .10
f> nice white plstte for only .29
Menens Talcum powders .r>c and 12c
$1.00 bottles Standard pat. medicines.70
50c bottles standard pat. medicines ..'!!)
25c bottles .standard pat. medicines .10
.39
.35
Don't miss seeing in Our Bargain Basement.
Tinware, Crockery, Glass and Enameled
Ware, Lamps, Sewing Machines.
Trunks, Bags, all sizes and prices for a Sum
mer vacation. Our prices are so low,
will help pay your Railroad fare.
Big Job Straw Hats worth 20 cents. Out
Low Price 10 cents each.
We are located completely out of the High
Priced District, 200 yards West of
the Public Square.
U-Come U-See U-Buy U-Save Money
.48
1.00
Boys' knee pant
suits, going red
hot, per suit, 3.25
1.25, 98c, 75c, on
down to
8 lbs. Coffee
best
3 lb. packages
good soda for
Fine all silk ribbon. bi;c values, worth
15 to 20 cents yard, our low price 10c.
Big Tobacco deal, all 15c plugs now
going at 10c. Schnapps. Brown's Mule,
Sweep stakes, Karly Bird, Hickory, Sil
ver, Three Dimes, all now at lOc.
See us for smoking tobacco. Duke's,
Recruit, Rod Cock, Gold Crumbs,
Ply Netting at Flyingprices. U-como
U-seo it.
Curtain Scrim; bleached, Gc, 7 I-2c,
to 12 1 -2c per yard.
What U Want is at Red Iron Racket and they sell same Goods for Less Honey.
Yea! 15 lo 35 percent Less.
Red Iron Racket.
$25.00 Dollar Drop Head Sewing Machine, Guaranteed 12 Years for $12.97 at Red Iron Racket