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TWO PAIRS By Martha < > I McCulloch-Williamt 11 ? _ < <$> i > ? Copyritk 1904. by Mwth* McCBoch-WHWa* < ? "A hundred dollars! And her dog and her cat! I call that a sham*?a burning shame!" Amy Watts said, hojd lng out hor hand to Joeelyn, ostensibly sympathetic, but with a gleam of sat* fsfactlon iu her eye. "I don't," Joeelyn seid stoutly. "Aunty Berlntlm never promised to make me her heir. She did all she said and more?gave me my education ?with a lot of frills In the way of ex tras?dressed me well and gave me also a chance of ?mrtiing her money. I wouldn't take It"? ? "Why, I?I don't understand," Amy began. .Tocelyu laughed softly. "The earning would have been easy?to some Klrl8," sho said. "It only meant boing a missionary. You see, aunty felt that she herself ought to have gone?ahe thought she bad beard a call that way ?but her terror of men and water was such she nover could venture to aa swer It. She wanted me to fill the gap which she thought she had left in the ranks. Then, too, the poor old dear kuew I'd spend her n? ney If I got it without the misslonai. career in hav ing good times. And ohe did so hate good times! She Blmply couldn't be happy unless ohe was very miserable." "You stayed with her nine years," Amy said In a voice of awe. Joeelyn smoothed out her black gown and said cheerfully: "Yes, aud I'm glad of It. Townrd the last she clung to me piti fully? called nie her comfort, and all that. But it broke me all up tp have her ask my pardon for the will, as though I had a right to be hurt over It. 'I've lived so useless, child, I hail to do a little good at the very last,' Bhe said. Sc her dear missionaries got everything but the place, and the family silver? they went to a Ohalloncr down in Tex as, the last of the name. She hoped ha would come back to live on the place. Somehow, in spite of all her cranki ness, she kept the feeling of race. I'm not real blood kin of hers, you know only her stepmother's grandchild." "When is he coming?this Texan?** Amy interrupted. Joeelyn laughed roguishly. "Not at nil, I suspect, Amy-Mamy. You'll have to put up with Frank Tnlmer after all, for even if Mr. Stephen Chnlloner should come he Is likely to bring a Mrs. Chnlloner along. Early and often Is the Texas motto when it comes to matrimony, and he's all of thirty-five." "Frank hns no eyes now for any body but you," Amy snld, trying to mask spite with playfulness and suc ceeding rather 111. Joeelyn gave her a keen look. In wardly she whistled, a favorite trick of hers In cape of great surprise. "Ua less you take that hark right straight I'll bundle you out. neck and crop." ?lie 8(ikl severely, but with twinkling eyes. "I don't deny grudging Frank to you. What woman could? But you have possession, which !?? nine points of the law, not to speak of vented In terestH. You two were betrothed in the cradle, I've always heard, by your respective fathers." "Oh, that was all a Joke!" Amy said, but blushed and bridled delightedly, ?my was a pretty enough girl unless Jocelyn were by to put her out of court. Jocelyn wbb tall and twenty, light on her feet, Utbely rounded, a fig ure of grace, vital everywhere, most of all In her peach tinted fnco and laughing eyes. In the thrco weeks since sho had come homo she had Bub Juguted half of Lynnvllle?women no less than men. What wonder that she had swept Frunk Palmer off hin feet! He was a rich mau's only child, spoil ed of course, but a decent fellow enough, dutiful to his father and ten derly affectionate toward his Invalid mother. Ho had intended to marry Amy on purpose to please his mother, who was foud of the girl and had grown to depend on her greatly. Now be had decided she would be much fonder of Jocelyn before six months were out. now could sho help It? Whilo tho two girls talked of him he WB8 saying this >>to tho Hick woman, who answered him with only silent choking sobs and wringing of wasted hands. The silenco irritated hbu to tho point of action. Ho went out of tho house far from gently and swung along tho tree bordered street, eyes down, eo Intent upon his errand he ran fairly Into n tall, sunburned fellow who stood Irresolute upon a corner. "N'o harm done; rather good," the stranger said m answer to bis apolo gies. "At least I reckon so. It gives me a chance to speak to you without seeming llko a confidence man. I ought to be ashamed to say It, but the fact Is I'm lost?lost In Lynnvllle, where I was born n long tlmo ago. The Lyna vlllo I remember was another sort of place-used to be a public square, where the turnpike went down toward the river, with a market bouse and courthouse"? "They've gone out to meet the rail road," Frank explained, smiling In spite of himself. Tho stranger said, "H'm!" thou plunged Into the middle of things with: "Bay, what sort of proposition Is this Cralg girl?Miss Jocelyn? You're bound to know her If you live here." "She's most adorable," Frank an swored, smiling. The stranger looked at him, also ?mlltng, but shrewdly. "It's plain she's run her brand on you, young man," ho said. "So you up and toll me who you aro? And how you're fixed? No barm meant. I've got a good reason for ask ing. My name's ('haHonor. I've come all the way up hero to sort of even things. Whon I got the straight story of my great-aunt's will and knew how Infernally she had treated the Cralg girl I said to myself, 'Steve, It's up to you to make tracks up there and marry that poor tiling.' " "Sur? you can do It?" Frank asked, a stormy red flashing Into his face. Chnlloner wheeled upon him. "Lord, yes," he said. "Even In Texas there aren't many would turn down Steve Chnlloner. Brer hear of the Tomahawk Ten ranch? Pretty complete outfit, If I do say it myself. It don ',. ?.?? lly hick much but n mistress, and (hut -it's go ing to have, sure as this Miss Joeelyn shows up as any sort of Texas tlmbor. Sho ought to be that. This little old state of Tennessee ralnes about the best going. Thut's what made mo wait so long. I've been knowing I needed a wife ever since the Tomahawk Ten got to a fall draft of 2,000 steers, but some how I couldn't fetch It to eomo up here after her. Now?well, I dou't think I'm going home by myself, not even If I Had tho wind blows the way I think It does." "How Is that?" Frank asked. Chnlloner Inughed. "Why, that you've gone and cut ine out before ever I was rightly out In," he nnld. "AJu't that about right?" "I don't know," Frnnk interrupted, "but," doggedly, "If you'll come along with mo we'll very soon find out." "Ro you're going to nee her!" Chal loner ejaculated, with a whlstlo. Then, rubbing his hands, "But you hnveu't told mo a word about yourself." Frank ran luto a brief account of himself as they swung along the street. Chnlloner listened nttentlvoly and at the close asked: 'Now, one thing more, are you right sure you ain't mortgaged property? I don't sec bow you ca? help being, living here where folks can't do much but marry, specially wo men. Ob, ho, I thought so!" noting Frank's frowning flush. "Now you speak up?the whole truth?before wo go a stop farther together." "Would you ruin your life to pleane other people?" Frank demanded. Chnlloner looked at him narrowly. "No man ruins his life except by doing wrong," ho said. "Tell me the whole tale, then I can Judge." "Gee, but you are In a sort Of a boxl" he said when he had heard the talc. Then, with a swift smile, "But It oughtn't to be hard to get you out, with two men wanting to mnrry and two women ready to be persuaded." "You don't mean?" Frank began, reaching for the other hand. Chnlloner returned the clnsp, but said oracularly, "Walt until I've seen 'ein both; no buy ing pigs In a poko for yours truly " Then there was silence until they stood side by side upon tho Crnlg plasza shaking hands with the two young wo men, whoso conclave they had inter rupted. Five minutes later Challouer managed to wink at Frank unseen. And when after supper they marched away arm In arm ho hurst out: "It's all right?mighty right?old son I I'm with you to the last cartridge. Joeelyn has got tho looks, but somehow that Amy bunch of ralleo is Just the size I want. We'vo got a whole month's time to work In. Ought to be a pnlr of wed dings nt the end of it." There were a pair of weddings, al though they waited until fall. When they enine off Amy was so happy thnt she made a beautiful Mrs. Chnlloner, and Mrs. Palmer. Sr.. was nearly as much in love with Joeelyn as her brlde grooin son._ STUDYING LAW. The I*wr*r'? Oflre Wo? What It One? Wm Vor S???*m<V Questions regarding the study of law were seut out recently to many law yers of Illinois by tbo University of Illinois and elicited 1,000 replies. Prom these It appears that the days of study ing law In a lawyer's office have pass ed awny. Very few of the offices have any law students nt all. Many of the ablest lawyers expressed the opinion that study lu a law ofllco Is an absolute waste- of energy. Nearly all the suc cessful law firms declared that they had no time to devote to young men who desired to study law and that such young men were a nuisance In tho of fice. The only young man they could use at nil was one who had already passed his cxainluatlon for tbo state bar and who was willing to work for nothing for a'yeur or two in order to get tho experience which comes from a large office. Out of the 1,000 replies only seven favored preparation for the bar in a lawyer's office. Another striking result of this Inves tigation is found In the answers to the questions as to the proper degree of preliminary education a student should have before entering the law school. A majority of the whole number urged that every ono taking up tho study of the law should complete n full college course. Of tho others a mnjorlty were In favor of at least two years In col lege. There was a practical unanim ity that the completion of a four years' high school course won tbo absolute minimum Which was at all acceptable. It was the general opinion that, hav ing once entered the law school, the young man should give his entire time to tho work of the school and not at tempt to combine It with work In a lawyer's office or, Indeed, work In any other place unless that was absolutely accessary to pay expenses. One law yer declared that It was n poor school that could n <t keep a student busy nil the time, and if a boy found himself In such a school he ought to leave It for one which could keep him busy.?Chi? CngO News. T!tr Flionoifrnph l''oreircn. Phonography Js thus described in the April number, 1032, of the Courier Ver itable, a little monthly publication in which novel fancies were frequently aired: "Captain Yostcrloeh has return ed from his voyage to the southern lauds, which he started oa two years and a hall' ago by order of the states general, lie tells us, among other things, that lu passing through a strait below Magellan he landed In a country where nature has furnished men with a kind of sponges which hold sounds and articulations as our sponges bold liquids. So, when they wish to dis patch a message to a distance, they speak to one of the sponges, tnko them up gently ond press out the words that have been spoken Into them and learn by this admirable means all that their correspondents desire to know." COMING ON ITS OWN TRAIN! ? THE GREAT , Van Amburg Shows, Circus, Museum and Menagerie WILL POSITIVELY EXHIBIT AT?-? LAURENS, FRIDAY, NOV. 10m. Combined on a scale of Magnitude never attempted before. Coming in all its vast entirety. Bigger, Better, Greater, Grander than ever before. A MAG NIFICENT DISPLAY OF ENTIRELY NEW FEATURES. Grand, Gigantic, Mornl Museum of Marvels. The Great New Golden Menagerie. MANY STRANGE ZOOLOGICAL SPECIMENS. Including the Rarest Animals in Captivity. The Lioness, QUEEN, and her fam ily of young cubs. A $25,000 FEATURE-the largest living HIPPOPOTAMUS in captivity, weighing 6,000 pounds. A MONSTER BLOOD-SWEATING BE HEMOTH, of Holy Writ. Captured in the densest Morass of the wildest regions of the mysterious River Nile. A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN. Brought to your city, THE HUMAN METEOR, the LaPcarl Family of Sensa tional Acrialists. Hagihar's Japanese Troupe, M?ns, Carlosa, the perpendicular Ladder Artist. WHELERS MARINE BAND. The finest Musical Organization traveling with any Circus in America. GRAND STREET PAGEANT. Tho new and costly Steam Piano to be seen daily in our Free Spectacular New Street Parade. A Grand Gala Day. Prepare for the coming event. One ticket admits to all advertised shows. All Children Half Price. NO GAMBLING or Swindling allowed. Honest and Fair Dealing the motto of this vast concern. TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY. DOORS OPEN AT 1 AND 7 P. M. REMEMBER THE DAY AND, LAURENS, FRIDAY, NOV. 10TH. I Woo Singular Suit la l-dgcficld. Edgepibld, Oct. 19th. ? A suit to recover the value of a house I burned by its tenants while in a fit of insanity, the first suit of the kind ever tried in SouthJCarolina, resulted in the award of $850 to the plaintiff at Edge field to-day. The action arose from the terrible tragedy at Trention about a year ago in which B. B. Hughes was supposed to have killed his family and himself. The question was whether Hughes wil fully set fire to the house. Witnesses testify that he was financially embar rassed. The jury decided that Hughes was responsible for the deaths and the fire and returned a verdict for the plaintiff. r THE "BOSS" COTTON PRESS! simplest, STIIONUEST, BEST Tnb Murray Ginning Systcui eint, Fscders, Condensers, Etc. GIBBS** MACHINERY CO. Columbia, S. C. 1?...:. ^ HaKsUJWJl J of ZOtlx Century Typewriter Construction. Every gore feature roniir.on to oilier typewriters is found on The Fox, and bho'.vs Improvement. Placed on free trial anywhere, and scjond-hand machines of other kinds taken in par* payment. FOX TYPEWRITER CO, BXJscoTivr ovnen a;- ^ pactok* Grcnd Rapit's, Mich. SOUTHERN SCALE & FIXTURE CO. State Agents, Columbia, S. C. W. P. HUDQENS, Local Agent, Laurens, S. C. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP 8 I 1 8 1 8 DAVIS, ROPER & COMPANY DEPARTMENT STORES NOVEMBER October Is a thing of the past. But we cannot let it pass without extending to our manoy friends and customers our hearty thanks for their very liberal patronage. Never in our history have we had such an October business. 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