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VOLUME XXXVII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1921. 0' oprigh (Continued from Last Week.) H1er husband laughed. "I don't think s8he'd go so far as to actually accept such a person and write home to an fnounce her engagement to the faintly. I suppose most of her swains here 'have been in the habit of proposing to her just as frequently as she was unable to prevent then from going At This, the Stender Form of Florence Underwent a Spamnodio Seizure, in Her Chair. 'that far; and while I don't think she's been as discouraging with then.," she might have been, she's nevei'leally accepted any of 'em. She's ndaM been engaged before." "No," Mrs. Atwater admitted, "Not to tWe extent. She's never announced It to the family before." "Well, rd hate to have Julia's job when she cones back I" Julia's brother said ruefully. "What's that?" "Breaking it to her 'admirers.'" "Oh. she isn't going to do that I" "She'll have to, now," he said. "She'll either hsve to write the news to 'em, or else tell 'em, face to face, when she comes home." - "She won't do either." "Why, how could she get out of It?" His wife smiled pityingly. "She hasn't set a time for comaing home, has she? Don't you know enough of Julia's ways to know she'll never in the worild stand up to the music? She writes that all the family can be toll!, because she knows the news will leak out here and there, in conlldence, lit tle by little; so by the time she gets home they'll all have been throlgh their first spasms, and after that she hopes they'll just send her some for giving flowers and greet her wtgh manly handelasps--and get ready tP usher at the wedding I" "Well," said Mr. Atwater, "rm afraid you're right. It does seew0 rather like Julia to stay away till thle first of the worst is over. I'm realty sorry for some of her lovo-lornera. I suppose it will get whispered about, and they'll hear it ; and there ate some of the poor things that nmig'gst take it pretty hard." "'Take it pretty hard i'" she echo'id loudly. "There's one of 'cem, at leapt, who will just merely lose his resoo I" "Which one?1" "Noble Dill." At this, the slender form of F'l'r enco underwent a spasmodic seizure, in her chair, but as the fit was short, and also noiseless, it Dassed without being noticeed. "Yes," said Mr. Atwater, thought fully. "I suppose he will." "ie certainly will I" Mrs. Atwater declared. "Noble's mother told ie last week that ,he'd gotten so bie was just as liable to drop a fountain pen in his coffee as a lump of sugpr; and when any one speaks to him he either doesn't know it, or else jumps. When he says anything, himself, she says they can scarcely over mhke out what he's talking about. lIe was ty 00th lTrki gton1 Ws a V e .9f -. 1921- by ihe- BlSyndicate,Inc In enough befrore TuIlla went away but since she's been gone MIrs. Dil SAYS lie's like nothing in her expe-l ence. She says he doesn't inherit it; Mr. Dill wasn't anything like tblt about her." Mr. Atwater smiled faintly. "Mrs Dill wasn't anything like Julia." "No," said his wife. "She was quite a sensible girl. I'd hate to he in her place, now, though, when she tells Noble about this I" "How can Mrs. Dill tell him, sinceo sie doesn't know it herself?" "Well-perhaps she ought to know it, so that she could tell him. Some body ought to tell him, and it ought to be done with the greatest tact. It ought to be broken to him with the most delicate care and sympathy, or the consequences-" "Nobody could foretell the conse quences." her husband Interrupted "no matter how tactfully it's broken to Noble." "No," she said, "I suppose that's true. I think he's likely to lose his reason unless It is done very tactful, ly, though." "Do you think we really ought to tell Mrs. Dill, Mollie? I mean, serl, ously: Do you?" For sonic ioments she considered his question; then axwered, "No. It's possible we'd 'e following a Christian course in doing it; but still we're ruth er bound not to speak of it outside the family, and when it does get outpide the family I think we'd better not be the ones responsible-especially sipce it might easily be traced to us. I think it's usually better to keep out of things when there's any doubt." "Yes," he said, meditating. "I new, er knew any harm to come off people'q sticking to their own affairs." But as he and his wife became si lent for a time, musing in the 1re light, their daughter's special convic tions were far from coinciding with theirs, although she, likewise, was %i lent-a strangeness In her which they phould have observed. But so far were they from a true comprehension of her, they were unaware that she had more than. a casual, young-cou sinly interest in Julia Atwater's en gagement and in those possible con sequences to Noble Dill, which they had sketched with some intentional exaggeration, and decidediy without the staggering seriousness attributed to their predictions by their daughter. They did not even notice her expres sion when Mr. Atwater snapped on the light, in order to rend, and she went quietly out of the library and up to her own room. Onl the floor, near her bed, where Patty Fairchild had left her coat and hat, Florence gnado her second dis (covery. Two small, folded slips of' paper lay there, dropped by Miss Fair child when she put on her coat In the darkening room. They were the no p1ies to Patty's ,whispered questions. in the game on the steps-the pledged Truth, written by Henry Rlooter and1 IHerbert Atwater on their sacredl words tand honors. The infatuated pair had either overestimated Patty's caution, or else each had thought she wouldl so Prize his little missive that she would treasure it in a tender safety. perhnps pinned upon her blouse (alt the first opportunity) over the hearnt It ila positively sate to say that neither of the two veracities would ever have b~een set upon paper had Herbert and fienry any foreshadowing that Patty mighlt be careless; and the partners would have been seized with the utt most horror could they have conceived the possibility of their trustful mecs sages ever falling into the hands of the relentless creature who now, wvith out an Instant's honorable hesitation, unf'olded and read them. "Yes, if I got to tell the truth, 1 knowu I have got pretty eyes," Herbert had aamfortunately' written. . "I am glad you think so, too, Patty, because your eyesr too. Herbert Illingsworth Atwater', ulr." And Mr. Henry Rooter' had likewse ruined himself a a coincidental man "W~ell, Patty, my eyes are pretty, but suppose I w mid like to trade with yours because you have beautifaileyes, also, sure as my name is Henry1 Rooter." Florence stood close to the pink shaded electric droplight over her small white desnntalenha.enaang agaiu and again these pathetic-ily honest little confidences. Her eyelids were withdrawn to an unprecedented retirement, so remarkably she stared, while her moutlh seemed to prepare itself for the attempted rece)tIon of a bulk beyond Its total eapacity. And these pla1stle toklenS' so immoderate as to be ordinarily the consequence of nothing short of poignant horror, were overlaid by others, subtler and more gleaming, whien wrought the true signifleance of the contortion-a joy that was (imfounding. Her thoughts were first of Fortune's kindness in selecting her for a favor so nitraculously dovetailing into the precise need of her life, then of Henry and Herbert, ench at this hour prob ably brushing his hair in preparation for the Sunday evening meal, and both touchingly unconscious of the calami .4 But What Eventually Engrossed Her Mind Was the Thought of Walle TorbIn. ty now befalling them; but what even tually engrossed her mind was the thought of Wal1ie Torbin. Master Torbin, approachlpg four teen, was in all the town the boy most dreaded by his fellow-boys, and by girls of his acquaintance, including many of both sexes who knew him only by sight-and hearing. He had no physical endowment or attainment worth mention; but boys, who could "whip him with one hand," became sycophants in his presence; the terror he Inspired was moral. He had a spe cial overdevelopment of a faculty ex. ercised clumsily enough by most hu man beings, especially in their youth; in other words, he had genius-not, however, genius having to do with anything generally recognized as art or science. True, if he had been a violinist prodigy or mathematical prod igy, he would have had some respect from his feUows-about equal to that he might have received if he were gifted with some pleasant deformity, such as six toes on a foot-but he would never have enjoyed such deadly prestige as had actually come to be his. In brief, then, Wallie Torbin had a genius for mockery. Almost from his babyhood he had been a child of one purpose: to in crease by ghastly burlesque the suf ferings of unfortunate friends, If one of them wept, Wallie incessantly pur.. sued him, yelping in horrid mimicry; if one were chastIsed, he could not appear out-of-doors for days except to encounter Wallie and a complete re hearsal of the recent agony, "Quit, papa ; pah-puh, quee-yet I I'll never do it again, pah-pub I Oh, lemme alone, pah-puh l" (To be continued.) Votice of Lost C'ertlilcate of Deposit Notice Is hereby given that Certifi 'ate of Deposit No. 2055 of 'Peoples o~an and Exchange Bank, dated May N, 1920, has beeni lost or misplaeced rnd .that I will make application for lduJplicate of same at said bank on )eccmber 15. 1921. MRS. AMFIJLIA K. :lARIID.Y, iaurons, S. 0., Nov. 1 ,1921. 16-7t FINAL SETrTLEMENT Take notice that' on the 9th day of )ecember, 1921. I wIll render a final Lecounlt of my acts and doings ka Ex cutrix of the estate of W. M1. Pinson leceased, in the office of the Judge of *robate of Laurens county, at 11 'clock, a. mi., and on the same day vill ap~ply for a final discharge from ny trust as I'xecutrix. Any person lndlebted to asld estate a notified and reqiuiredl to make -pay ent or that date; andl all persons taving claims against said estate will >resent them on or before said date, luly proven or be forever barred. NOR A PINSON, Executrix. LAND SALE State of South Carolina, County of Laurem. IN COUTIT Ol, COMalON PIAFAS W. I.. Gray, Plaintiff, against al .G inn efenjdantj. Pursualnt to a decree of the C(ou in the above stated ease, I will sell public ouic ry to the highest hidder, Iaurens '. -Ii., S. C., on Salesday I December next, being iM.londay the ,t day of tho month, during the leg. hours for such sales, the following d< seribed property, to wit: All that lot or parcel of land lyin being and situate in Dials townshi cloulity and state aforesalid, containin nimety-five (9.) acres, more or les bounded on the north by lands of N. Woods, on east by lands of 1,. 1 lienderson, on the south by lands 4 T. A. Armstrong and on the west I Luds of Z. N. Gray and Rahun cree and being the lands conveyed to tl said M. J. Gwinn liby John Godfrey. Terms of sale: one-half cash, ha ance to bo paid t.welve months froi (late of sale; the credit portion to I secured by bond atnd mortgage of ti pturchaser over the said Premise bearing 8 per cent interest from dat with leave to 'purchaser to pay his pi tiro bid 'In cash. Purchaser to .1)1 for papers andI stamps. If the tern of sale are not complied with. the lar to he resold on same or some subs qtient salesday on same terms, at rib of former purchaser. C. A. POWFR, C. C. C. P. and G. S., Laurens, .. 1 I)ated. this Nov. 14, 1921. 18-3t Redu Rea Mini Cash i All Coat Suits, to be closed oul tunity to purchi weather arrives Come make yot Millinery Red All1 $15.00 '-o $18.50 Ua ts ret A ll $I1 1.00) to $14.00 Ihnt s re All $10.00 Hats reduied~ to See our Bargain Hat.' at $1Ji $45.00 Coat Suits reduiced te $39.'/5 'Coat Suits reduced to $35..00) Coat 'Suits rednieed ta $29).75 Coat -Suits reduced to $25.00 Coat Suits reduced to $39.75 a nd $42.50 Silk l)ress $35.00 'Coa ts redtneed t'o .... $29.75 Coats reducedl to .... $25. 00 C'oatsa reduced to.... $2.50 Cota r educed to .. $18.50 Coats reduced to.... MINT] CASH Laurens. GIN NOTICE Lt We will close our gin for this season on Saturday, y November 26. Bring in your cotton this week. 0 Laurens Oil Mill ced Prices ON dy-to-Wear AT :er Company Department Store Coats, Silk Dresses and Wool Dresses at Reduced Prices. A good oppor tse your winter outfit just as the cold ur selection before the stock is broken. uced Sweaters Reduced hiired to $10.00 All the cold weather is .just ahead of us. ..e ....700 Nonw is the time to ibuy. )0, $1.98, $2.98 $10.00 Sweaters reduced to .... ....$7.98 ________$8.50 'Sweaters redluced to..... ....$.98 .......$$32.98Sweaters redued~ to .... ....$5.99 '...'..27 $6.00 Se wat ers redneed t o.. .. .. ...$4.49 ..... ..$24.98 $5.00 Sweaters reduced -to..... ....$3.98 .......$22.98 Children 's Sweaters . .. . $1.49, $1.98, $2.49 .......$18.98 __________________ m redlucedI .... ....$29.98 $35i.00 $ilk Driesses reduced to . . . . $24.98 $22.50 and $25.00 Silk D)resses reduced -... ..2 .9 t .... .... . .. . . .$18.98 . .. ....$18.98 $22.50 Wool Dries.ses redued to . $17.98 . .. ....$17.98 $17.50 and $18.50 Wool Dresses re .... ..$13.98 duiced to .... .. ... . . . .$13.98 BR COMPANY DEPARTMENT STORE