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. L_J V? iv IDE PLAIN is in Safi ? l/i katchewan. it was s< _ IB yH| / named because it i: ^KaW^I bo. It is wido. Tho ca^i^j? I town docs UOt covei ^fiVmawil ent,ro Phiin. Fai -^^SaW/W be it from mu to coiv T^^fym^\r~, vey such an lmprcB slon, inasmuch as the plain extends east, j^r >v^j7~- we8'? north and south V ^v^sA^ ostensibly as fur as \^v<\> ly^^T there is anything. /^s^C^J^Z^- doubt somewhere >^*lK*VjpfS> in the distance there VP^T ? ttro lrc('s. and hills, or P/Br\z^BP^f something to stop tho X?$Cr>*Q*%if pluin from spreading AnjRf^^p^ any further. And some ljuL$PjffflJnfc day it is the intention ^trw^i, of tjie Qreater wide Plain association to have real trees growing in their thriving little city. Hut just at present they are so busy getting the town established that the trees must wait. Qoorge Freeman was one of the most energetic young men in Wide Plain. He was one of tho pioneers, lie was almost the Oldest Inhabitant, although ho was but twenty-live years of age. You see, George loeated in Wido Plain when it was practically nothing but width and pluin. He fore saw a future for the town, and bo- j came its leading dealer in agricultural implements and groceries and hard ware and so on. He became the lead ing dealer, because he was the only one. In a few months Wide Plain had a population of 2,500. And so social lifo became a feature of existence there, Social life requires two factors. Ono of them is women. Tho other is men. You may have thought that one fea ture would be sociability and the other would be life, but that would be draw ing it a bit fine. Lucy Cleveland was the belle of Wide Plain. She was not the belle be cause she was the only young woman there, for thero were others. Others ?young and beautiful, but while some of the others were as young none of them were as beautiful as Lucy. Consequently Lucy had suitors a plenty. In fact, she had eight suitors, that being tho available unmarried portion of the population that she would consider. And she managed to give the eight the impression that she was not considering them very much. George Freeman endeavored to in duce her to consider him. George's policy in life was to get what he wanted by ono of two methods. Ono was to go where it was and take pos session, the other was to ask for it. Inasmuch as Lucy was not a building site nor a quarter section, he could not claim her by right of discovery. So he had asked her. And Bhe had as sured him that while she esteemed him highly sho did not see her way to bo his. George had not asked hor If thoro was some one else to whom sho had pledged her affection or plighted her troth. Ho did not care. Ho went on selling agricultural Implements and striped overalls and brooms and nails and putty and canned goods and other groceries, whistling little melo dies to himself and wondering how Lucy would want their house painted when they got married. ' Every now and then ho would pro pose again to Lucy. By every now find then I mean that ho would pro pose, say, onco a week. Somo weeks he proposed twice. Ho saw that It 'pleased Lucy to be proposed to and George was a gentleman who believed in making himself agreeablo to a young lady when he was fond of her. So It came along toward Christmas. "Wo must have a Christmas treo for the children," Lucy said. Lucy wnB teacher In the Wido Plain Sunday School. Her pupils Idolized heft ?e?rge and the other Soven miHors had tried to join her clns*v but sho had Insisted that they 'must attend tho Bible class for older Btudcnts, which was presided over by Mrs. Henry Gillup, n most capable married lady, who had brought ono husband and bIx children to help up build Wide Plain. Tho fact that Lucy had demanded a Christmas treo occasioned many Bmiles, especially from George's rivals. "A Christmas treo!" laughed Will? lam Skldmore. "There isn't a tree for a hundred miles in any direction." "Let's get ono shipped in by irelght, then," suggested Luko Morton. "No time now," Wesley Perkins pointed out. "It's only two days to Christmas." Tho seven rivals were not so par ticular about tho tree. Each of them know that Lucy would bo disappointed a bit, but each of them felt that tho gift ho had selec ted for her would help to overcome her disappointment. For, In any event, thero was to bo a Christ mas Eve party at the church. On tho evening of December 23 George called on Ducy. She was still unhappy because the dear children! could not have a tree. "Now, Lucy," he said, "I'vo arranged It all for you. There'll bo a Christinas tree." "Oh, have you got it? Where is It? I didn't know you could get one." "It Isn't hero yet, but there'll be ono Christmas e\ o. Now, don't ask ques tions. Mrs. Uillup and I will fix it up all right." "Hut I must trim it up." "No. Mrs. Gillup and I have ar ranged for it all. You are not to worry yourself about anything. Just you gather your class together and be at the church at 8 o'clock that evening, and the tree will be there." So Lucy, scenting mystery, and too diplomatic to ask anything more, was compelled to content herself with that much information. Towards dusk of the day before Christmas George was seen carrying several bulky bundles Into the church. Mrs. Gillup had spent some time in conference with him that day. Tho seven rivals had attempted to quiz her, but she would not gratify their curiosity further than to say that there would be a tree. They had asked her?separately?If sho would hang their presents for Lucy on tho treo, and she had agreed to do so. She and George, behind the drawn curtains of the church, labored long with curtain poles and string and a profusion of green paper, to Bay noth ing of several bundles of artificial palms and the like, which George had unearthed among his stock. When the audience was assembled for the Christmas eve exercises Mrs. Gillup slowly drew back a curtain which concealed one corner of tho room, and there, with candles glowing and green paper and green palm branches rustling, stood a Christmas tree. It was not an evergreen tree. "We Must Have a Christinas Tree." It was not a genuine fir or cedar, but It looked like a tree. And the candies and the strings of popcorn and glitter ing ornaments hid many of its faults. To the surprise of Lucy, George was not in sight. She looked all about for him, in her delight, wishing to thank him for his Ingenious way of provid ing this make-believe tree for the lit tle ones. Mrs. Gillup went blithely on, taking presents from the tree and distribute ing them. After passing out tho gifts for tbo children she picked off pack ages and bundles for the older folk. It was noted that tho tree sort of shook every tlmo she took off ono of tho gifts which had been provided by tho seven rivals for Lucy. But at last tho final package had been disposed of. Mrs. Gillup drew tho curtain In front of the tree again and tho audi ence filed out, laughing and chatting over tho success of tho entertainment Lucy did not hurry away with the rest. Sho stepped back of tho curtnlr> with Mrs. Jillup. "It was Just lovely, Mrs. Gillup!" she exclaimed. 'But why wasn't Mr. Freeman here? After his hard work and cleverness in helping you, I should have thought ho would have wanted to seo how tho treo looked." j "I expect ho was pretty busy." "And?of course, I haven't any right to expect such a thing?but he was' Ruch a good friend of mine, Mrs. Gil* hip-I really thought it a little odd that he didn't make me some kind of a present?just a remombrance, or?" "I didn't forget you, Lucy," Bald the tree. "You can havo mo." And Mrs. Gillup says that Lucy knew nil about it all the time, because she had sharp eye?;, and no treo that wore shoes could fool her. A Costly Gift. "Those Billyunnalres havo been aw fill proud since Christmas," said the [Onvlous Neighbor. "What makes them so?" inquired tho CuriOUS Friend. "Oh, their parents filled their stock ings with eggs." A Hanging Matter. Polk?Hang up your stocking this Christmas? Dolk?Nope?hung up overcoat. SB wrrirTWTMfl LEVERETT FURNITURE COMPANY LAURENS, S. C. 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(!. on Snlosday in January, l!iI:t, being tho (".111 day of tho month, within tho legal hours of stylo all that piece or parcel of laud, lying, lining and situate in the county of Laurens. s c., contain-* inj; olghl fsl aero;;, innre or less, hounded on the n.irili and ensl hv lands oi Arthur ICiodes, np the south hy lands of Sain I.all, anil on the wont by lands of A. V. Rhodes 'renn: of S'.le: CIlKll, Purchaser lO pay for papers. II the purchaser FullM to comply with his hid, tin laud to ho resold on the aiiinc or some suhsc ? liient salesda.v. on the same terms, at ? Ii?' risk of the former purchaser. 0. '!. Thompson. .1 I*. Ii. e. Dee |0, 11112. 20-3t st \tk ok sorimi Carolin \. L \ enil i \ c Mi part incut, slate m' South Carolina, Executive DepartiiicnL Application having been made to mo by Solicitor K. A. Cooper of tho lOighth Judicial Circuit for n Bpcclal term of Court of (Icnoral Sessions for Lauren? County. now, tiilkli'oii: In acoordaneo With the provision:- of Section 27 I I O? ? he Code of Laws of 1(102, Vol. I, I, Cole, l IJloa e, Governor of tho Staio of South Carolina, do hereby ?KDI0K that a i pedal term of the Court of (}( in rn i ion * ho hcid in and for I he County ol Lauren t, in this State, boglnnin on tho nrt>t Monday |n ? January. IUI!'?, and to continue for ono (1 I weel<. I i do hereby notify the Clerk ol ( ourt of Lau,in?, County of the calling ot said special term of court of Gpnoi l Hossions. Given under my Hand and the Seal of tin lixo'eiitiva Department, In tho city of Columbin, this ninth day of December, A, D. N'inotceu (Seal) hundred and twdVO, and ill the One hundred and thir ty-seventh year of tho In depondenco of tho United] States of America. ( OLK. L. KLTOASE, Governor, Hy the Governor: Jno. K. Aull, s Private Secretary.