The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, December 11, 1890, Image 3

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All jol) work must be paid for ' Cash On Dellveiy. j gan walking up and down tha length of ‘"t! the shed os Bent reappeared. I He was accompanied by the man who hod first led her through the wheat Ha gazed upon her with apparently all tha curiosity and concern that the other had lacked. “You want to get to San Jose as quick aa you can?” he said interrogatively. “Yos,” she said quickly, “if you help me." con Mr ana _ r had given him no i\piwer, but she by now what her answer would be. door opened, and Mm Grey, her came into the room. lUjii shafts on each 8hc rat down in silence—a chill, com- then the deltcata rib- f °rtlesa presence —and regarded her ' ! J U '/ which, in what seemed daughter from the distance. I,..,,„ : r‘ ,, ‘ t ation cf con...-: power, These two women lived together with, nr.nj »-.t timee almost limp ' ' - 1 - " - 0 wbifiletree find the narrow that was all that confined powerful forequarters. !k> reach of its long, es;y vt-ide lOidd .scarcely r -e any n: :■ -ation iu the j * n which neither aflinit'v nor affection of gold beadin, o.own stuu.n^ uaek, on which she coull! bore a pan. •* *«| - - have pluoo.1 her foot, nor Mt the soft “So it was to be Johnnv Addenbrooke oea. of the daheatj hoofs that took the *ft p r all," redeefod Sirs. Orev: "a Uower dust so ur-.nly and yet bo lightly. street professor of no iwrticular distinc- .. llle v *f motion which kept tic >n. Well. Lydia w;u getting on, and. .aem bo.h wivh heads beat forward, aad if « girl means to marry, she bad Is-rter seemed to fores back any utterauco that manage to do so before she is flvu-and- rose to t.ieir lips, spared Rose tha obli- twenty And there had boon nothing, it gat’.ou of conversation, an 1 her cornpan- seemed, in tliat allair with votin'. Idem- um was equally reticent. But it was 1 tag." Mm Grev . .. , — And lie wont vided by folding doors. Tno wholb apartment had begun life as what house agents call a spacious double drawing room, and bore yet the marks of its former state of oxietcnco. 1 while Tlie mantelpiece, which now support- raged within turn ed a hurt of Isittles. variously sliapcd The |>nits ,-f the pu.-rle lav. litted t ,- and fillml, was of white marblo, heavily geUier. in hie hand, it .inly remalmsl fur Carved—summoned up to tho imagine- him to step forward r.nd priK laim the tue mind visions of gilt clocks and can ' ' from | hue anew, aa lie r.tooj there facing her. i that lie was passing out of her lif* for IT. lever. Foi the moment lie fasuned tnum- Addenbrooke remained bcldnd. pacing ' figured, no longer insignificant; a tender ridiculous. Incongruous npartment. fait inscrutable presence—pitying, ironi- un unwonted storm of emotion cal Botiw Inarticulate voice in her heart I cried out to him not to leave her; uncon sciously she put out her band, and then lie w as gene. . ,. ,7-iu—. T—" t —s—«»u- solution of a iiuisi comnionplai'e etilgniiv ; i . umtaala "“t sbe lacked the priceless gift of home dleslicks under glass sliades. 1 An inetliefent |«.d;uan n cmvl ss I ■o r'.r 1 vrbv;.Y tho poking; while Lydia, on her part, cliafcd Tlio walls, bong with white watered maid-on some such uml'iguihts! trifle tuat ivoso | pener.Ui the restrictions of « relationship piper, were divided iat6 |ioneU by strips laid the whole compheulioti uung. like linitrt* nnr «»fTrwsf i/nv* I of ivrkiH IwbCZrlivv'v nrtrl f*V- ^ i __ . . . ■ Not lon^ after Fleming wag with Itor, He lint! nisi arm around her waist nna w:uj ki^intf her lips us Addenbrooke hud never them.- Amy Levy in Hel irmvhi. poetry. STAY THOU NVITH ME, SWEET HOPE. Stay thou with mo. Sweet Hope. For the way is dork and Ion#, , And my feet doth wander from The straight and narrow path, So hidden 'mid the encircling gloom. 1 Stay thou! O leave me not Until my darkened way Doth end in radiant light— Until my wearied feet Doth find that perfect reati Stay liiou with me, Sweet Hope. For my heart is faint and weak. And my faith doth falter in The hard and dubious fight, So smitten by opposing foes! Stay thoul O leave me not Until my fainting heart Doth drink this boundless strength— Until my faith is 'gulfed In his omniscience! Stay thou with me, Sweet Hope, For my life is sad and core, And my soul doth shudder at Earth’s stern, despairing face. So dismal by its want of thee. Stay thou! O leave me not Until my life is safe In his eternity— Until my soul is wrapped In his infinity! —W. T. Cheney in Atlanta Constitution. 11 , „ „ ., ■ ,*—- reaccat. But it vna >ng." Mrs. Grey wo. disappointed. It kou walked all the way front the: evident to her that be half rr. pected ehe i» true that Fleimng-sfatlier k. pt i clove majors here/' ho went on, without tak-; w «? rmming away from tho Randolphs, «hop in Regent street, whereas the Ad- - yi ? fr0m her fac0 '. ' lnd th:lt 8ho wished to avoid tho em- j denbrookoa liad beam gerule folks for Yes, she anowered, with an affecta- barmsment of being overtaken even in 1 generations, but nobodv mind >d that sort non 0, carelessneas she had not shown R^vtaaro pursuit. It was not possible I thing in r!,,-se days Lawrence I-Umv to Bent. “But I started very early—it t- 131 il « te.ew the causa of her flight, and i ia S worn everywhere, did everything; was cool and pleasant—and didn’t seem che could not account for his evident I bis new Ikk:!; from Africa nad made him , i ; desire to befriend her, nor above all for ' T!!or e of a lion tlian ever; hence be was Hi put j-ou down in San Joso inside his apparently humorous enjoyment of i umre to be desired a* a husband than rxxir i the hoar. You shall have my horse and th ® situation. Johnny, who went nowhere to soeak of. trattmg sulky and I’ll drive you myself. t Had he taken it gravely shs might p 1 did nothing hut his work, ci i & i °' | have been temptod to partly confide in i Lydia rose slowly cad went over to the bha luo.ted at him wonderingly. She tliln und ask his r.dvioe. Was she doing writing lahle. itad not forgotten his previous restraint I fight, after all/ Ought she not to have , As she took up her [icn the whimsical ; anu gravity, hut now his face seemed to s * ; ;yed long enough to speak her mind thought stroei: her that, when the other I have retagt;.I with some humorous satin- Airs. Randolph r.nd demand to be !' Itildren had carried tlieir jicnee to the i faction. She felt herself coloring slightly, j t,en i : liotne? No! She had not only j but whether with shame or relief she; shrunk from repeating the infamous | could not tell. I slaador she had overheard, but she had “I shall be so much obliged to you,” I “ terriblo fear that if she had dono so she replied hesitatingly, “and so will my j * ,lrs - Randolph was capable of denying father, 1 know.” it. or even charging her with being still “I reckon,” said the man, with the! under tho influence of the earthquake same look of amused conjecture. Then, i shock and of walking in her sleep. No! • She could not trust her —she could trust with a quick assuring nod, he turned away and dived into tho wheat again. “You’re all right now. Miss Mallory,” said Bent complacently. “Dawson will fix it. He's got a good horse, and he's a good driver, too.” He paused, and then added pleasantly, “I suppose they’re all well up at the house?” It was so evident that his remark car- no one there. Had not even tho major listened to those infamous lies? Had she not seen that ho was helpless in tho hands of this cabal in his own house hold—a cabal that she herself had thoughtlessly joined against him? They had reached the first slight ascent. Her companion drew out his ried no personal meaning to herself that watch, looked at it with satisfaction and she was obliged to answer carelessly, ; changed the position of Ida hands on the “Oh, yes." ' ’ ; reins. Without being able to detect tiie “I suppose you see a good deal of Mias 1 difference she felt they were slackening Randolph—Miss Adelo, I think you call 8 R 6c d. She turned inquiringly toward her?" he remarked tentatively, and ^inf. Ho nodded his head with a half with a certain boyish enthusiasm which : ™ il0 nc d “ gesture to her to look .•■.head, sho had never conceived possible to his ~ nature. Yes,” she replied a little dryly. sweet shop, Johnny had always preferred to Invest his Capital in mysterious com pounds at the chemist's A faint smile hovered atxmt her lips as she wrote. \ ! n the letter was linialud. she laid her head a moment on the desk and shut Iter eyes. The old dream, from which she was turning forever, had rushed with eruei vividness into her conscious ness: Behut t'.lcli Gott, es *rar jsu sebon gewaaeo. Dehut t!»c:i Gott, es bat aicht sollen Bela. IJh.e rove, still and cold, and went over to her mother. Lydia was a graceful creature, tall, slight, faintly colored; some people thought her beautiful, others couU see no beauty In her whatever. “Mamma.” she said in tier strange, pathetic voice, “Professor Addenbrooke has asked me to marry him. and I lutvo written to say ’yes.’" II. and from tho ceiling a shrouded chandelier depended from a twelfth cake like di>coration la white and gold plaster. Addenbrooke had drawn hia writing table, with tlie lamp on It. close to the lire, and had settled down to a long night's work. It was the evening fol lowing Lydia's confession, and ho was too busy to get up to St, John’s Wood. Ho sighed at tho thought of this, then thought plunged Into the pile of papers, which | What he saw most clearly was this: not only covered the table, but over- that, by his own act, he um.t make flowed into several neighboring chairs. Lydia over into the hands of u man un- Ho hail not been long at work when the door was thing open, and a man en tered the room. “Still in these gilded halls, Johnny!” J said a voice, which was not quite so drawling nor so full of quiet humor aa | the speaker seemed to intend. "Fleming, by all that's wonderful!” j and made him cried Addenbrooke. rising with extended in hi.i walk Then suddenly, before tlie modest and Tlie new comer was a largs, heavily uncritical mind of Addenbrooke Unshed built young man, with dark liair, and n iu vivid colors the Imago of two men- complexion, originally florid, burntcrim uf himself and his friend. many another coinpltcutii n liefoiv it No doubt sooner or later, the mi:,sing clew would come to light, when lie him self had made its discovery of no import ance whatever Had he been of a melodramatic turn of wind. Addenbrooke might have laugh ed aloud at the irony of tho situation. His o\\ n dream was shattered forever; but of dial for tlie moment he scarcely worthy of tier—unlikely to make her happy; to think of whom lu connection with her seemed contamination. But tiie mau whom Lydia loved k filial! There' was the sting, tho shock, that for the moment look away his breath, pause, pale, motionless, Hothing Sue Like Success! in 5 , i.www prk CO.O son by the African sun. lie was distinctly handsome, though the lower part of tho face was a trifle hoary, and there was a lack of finish about tho ears and nostrils. “Sit down." said Addenbrooke, clear ing a cliair, and resuming his own seat- Examillations, ugh!" Fleming flicked He saw laiwrenee Fleming with Ids < showy, unreliable cleverness, his moral eoarseness. the man stood before him re vealed In all fils second ratenoss. And he saw himself, John Addcn- Tlie reason RAD- A.MS MICROBE K1LLER is the most wonderful medicine, is because it has nev er failed in any in stance, no matter what the disease, from LEPROSY to the simplest disease known to the human I s> stem. The scientific men of to-day claim and prove that every disease is CAUSED BY MICROBES, —AND — Radam’s Microbe Killer Exterminates the Microbes and drives them out of thesystem, and when that is done you cannot have an ache or pain. No matter what the disease, whether a simple case of Malaria Fe ver or a combination of diseases, we cure them all at the same time, as we treat all diseases constitutionally. iro- Ur. ... hi Had always tax .1- in the Ug.-.u v of l.i i. vi |ir<nrhfii! life of Ids witli Ids large finger at tha papers on the 10 i -l patirat l.ii oi desk "If it'e not your own exams., it’s H*' • "'bed on Bus picture and on that other people's, poor old Jolumyl” m<1 ‘-new each for what it was wmil Fleming had the greatest contempt for ? “r'.l ensued in the peaoelnl bi cnst tlirwli Mi ClmWkat By FRANCIS BEET HAUTE. [Copyright. All rl.'Thte reserved.] Synopsis of Preceding Chapters. ChArTKit 1—Rose Mallory, while being driven through a great wheat field in the Santa Clara valley, is de layed by the breaking of a wheel. A ranchman named Dawson comes to her assistance. While waiting for him to arrange matters so that she can proceed, she talks with an inter esting young man who is of an in ventive turn and whose name is Thomas Bent. Sho is on her way to visit an old friend of her father, Maj. Randolph. Chaptku 2.—Rose arrives at the ranch of Maj. Randolph. lie is the second husband of a French woman who had, when ho married her, two children. The girl is named Adele and her brother, now a young man, Emile. The domestic atmosphere at the Randolphs'is not always uncloud ed. Mme Randolph suggests, much to the major's disgust, tliat a match between Emile and Rose would not be injudicious. Chaptkr 3.— Rose is somewhat dazzled by the dignified French man ners of Mme. Randolph and her chil dren. Emile is on the brink of a pro posal when an earthquake shakes tlie house. He runs away, leaving Rose to take care of herself. She escapes unharmed. Fearing another shock the family improvise a shelter, rather than spend the night in tho house. Chaptkr 4.—Rose wanders away on a stroll and accidentally meets Bent She learns that that the flow from the artesian well, on which tho welfare of the major’s plantation depends, lias been stopped by tho earthquake. When night conies she is unable to sleep and goes for a walk. She unin tentionally hears Mme. Randolph talk ing to the major about tho possible match between her and Emile. The major protests, whereupon Mme. Randolph asserts that Rose lias vol untarily placed herself in a com promising situation with Emile. CHAPTER V. Sc . „ She is the only young lady there.” She I stopped, remembering Adele's naive do- J scription of tho man before her, and said abruptly, “You know her then'/” “A little,” replied the young man i modestly. “I see ber pretty often when ! I am passing t he upper end of the rancho. ; She's very well brought up, and her manners are very refined—don’t you j think so?—and yet she's just as simple : and natural as a country girl. There’s a groat deal in education after all, isn't there?” ho wont on confidentially; “and although”—ho lowered hia voice and looked cautiously around him—“I be lieve that some of u:i here don’t fancy her mother much, there’s no doubt that Mrs. Randolph knows how to bring up her children. Some people think that kind of education is all artificial and don't believe in it—hat I do!” With the consciousness that she was running away from these people and the shameful disclosure she ha 1 heard last night, the recollection of Adele’s scan dalous interpretation of her most inn> cent actions and her sudden and com plete revulsion against all that she had previously admired in that household— to hear this man. who inid seemed to her a living protest against their ideas and principles, now expressing them and holding them up for emulation, almost took her breath away. “I suppose that moans that yon intend to look after Maj. Randolph’s well for him?” she said dryly. “Yes,” he returned, without noticing her manner, “and I think I can find that water again. Fv • been studying it up all night. And do yon know what I'm going to do? I am going to inako tho earthquake that lost it help mo to find it again.” H» paused and looked at her with a smile and a return of his former enthusiasm. “Do you remember tho Addenbrooke was spending the even- Tho spires of San Joso were already tag as usual wit's Lydia at St. John's faintly uplifting from ths distant fringe of oaks. So soon! .In half an hour she would he there, and then! Sho remembered sad denly she had not yet determined what to do. Should sho go on at once to Kan Francisco, or telegraph to her father and await him at San Jose. In either case a new fear of tho precipitancy of her ac- tion%nd tho inadequacy of her reasons had sprung up in her mind. Would her father understand her? Would ho un derrate the cause and he mortified at the insult sho had given the family of his old friend, or, more dreadful still, would hs exaggerate her wrongs and seek a personal quarrel with tho major. He was a man of quick temper and had the western ideas of redress. Perhaps even now she was precipitating a duel be tween them! Her checks grow wan again, her breath came quickly; tears gathered in her eyes. Oh, she was a dreadful girl, she knew it! She was an utterly miserable one. and she knew that too! Tho reins were tigutened. the pace lessened and at last ix-li to a walk. Con- fews of her telltale eyes and troubled face she dared not turn to her compan ion to ask him v.’fcy, but giant ad across the fields. “When you first came I didn't get to know your name. Miss Mallory, but 1 reckon I know your father.” Her father! What made him say that? Sho wanted to speak but ehe felt she could not. In another moment, if he wen t on, she must do something—she would cry! “I reckon yon’ll he wanting to go to the hold lirjt anyway?” There! she Imew it! He would 1 ;> on! And now sho had hurst into tears. The marc was still walking slowly; the man was lazily bending over the shafts as if nothing had occurred. Then suddenly, illogically, and without a examinations, in which. Indeed, he had conspicuously failed to distinguish him self. the less brilliant Addenbrooke (lav ing a commonplace knack of getting into tho first class, which is often tlie way with your dull, plodding fellows. These two Ilian had been friends, after a fashion since their first term at tile university. In timee days Fleming had been a raw. unhappy, self conscious young raan. subject to miserable, hideous tits of shyness, and secretly ashamed of tho paternal glove shop. Now. |ierliape. lie was too fond of talk- to her j ing about the glove shop: of drawing jo- them cose comparisons between himself and a well known glover’s son of Strntford-on- AvoUi and the only remaining mark of his shyness i> as a certain ciiqiliaxls of seif confidence. Addenbi-ooke's affection for him was rather a survival from earlier days than anything else, though Johnny, it must lie owned, was uncritical, and, like many persons, imposed a far less so- vere standard of conduct oa hie friends Wood. They v.eroalone together. Mrs Urey having discreetly retired own room, and the UiE: between flowed with t.v> .m-h of intimacy and nf lection It was now tli res weeks since their en gagement. and already something of Ad- denbrooke’s calm happiness was liegin- niu; to bo reflected in Lydia's face. Slip appreciated, what only women can ap preciate, the consciousness of making anothe.r’s happiness by the mere fact of her presence That is. I think, a pleas- ‘ than on himself lire too subtle ior the masculine palate. “Where do you Now. as she laid her hand lightly on his, she enjoyed, as it were, a reflection of tho delight which sho knew herself to Ik* ; conferring by the act. “Johnny.” she said, “will you lot me ! tell you to-night what 1 have always I meant to toll you? about myself and— J that other parson.” Sixo finished her , phrase thus vaguely, not doubting but tliat Addenbrooke had mentally rounded lit off with greater accuracy; somehow her lips refused to utter the name of Lawrence Fleming. “My dear," he answered gently, “tell me nothing which distresses you. 1 don’t want to know. 1 know you have been very unhappy; but one day, 1 assure you. you are going to lie liappier than ever.” Site smiled half sadly "Johnny, lot me tell you. 1 think I ought. Perhaps, when you have heard, you will want to go away from mo—from a woman who has been so cruelly humiliated." He laughed, drawing closer to her in the fire light. "Since that’s It, Lydia, porha;>s you'd better tell me!” He saw that sho would never rest till k'ic had disburdened her mind of tlie old, if thoughts crack in tho adobe field that stopped you ' meat's warning, the pride that had r- yesterday?” | tained her crumbled, and became ns the “Yes," said the girl, with a slight dust i” tiie roml. Sho burst out and told shiver. ! him—this stranger! this man she had “I told vou then that tho sumo crack disliked! all and everything. How sho "But / reckon Ucnow your father." The sun, an hour high, bnt only just topping the greenish crests of the wheat, was streaming like tho morning breeze through tho open length of Tom Dent’s was a split in tho rock outcrop furthor up the plain and waj deeper. I am sat isfied now from what I have seen that it is really a rupture of the whole strata all tho way down. That's tlie one weak point that the imprisoned water is sure to find, and that’s where the borer will tap it in that new well that the cartb- “iyd:o itself has sunk.” It seemed to her now that site under stood his explanation perfectly, and she wondered the more that he had been so mistaken in his estimate of Adele. She turned away a little impatiently and looked anxiously toward the point where Dawson had disappeared. Bent followed her eyes. “He’ll be here in a moment. Mias Mal lory. He has to drive slowly thijough the grain, but I hear the wheels. He stopped, and his Voice took up its pre vious note of boyish hesitation. “By the way, I’ll he going up to the rancho this afternoon to see the—major. Have you any message for Mrs. Randolph—or for —Miss Adele?" “No,” said Rose hesitatingly, “and”— “I see," interrupted Bent carelessly. “You don’t want anything said about jtQur coming here. I won’t.” It struck her that he had no ulterior meaning in the suggestion. Bnt before she could make any reply Dawson reap- had felt, how sho had been deceived, and what she had overheard. “I thought as much,” said her com panion quietly, “and thatVwhy I sent for your father.” “You sent for my father? When— where?” said Rose in astonishment. “Yesterday. Ho was to come today, and if wo don’t find him at the hotel it will he because he lias already started to com* here by the upper and longer road. But you leave it to mo, nnd don’t you say anything to him of this now. If he's at the hotel I'll say I drove you down to show off the mare. Sabe? If he isn’t ( Til leave you there and come back here to find him. I’ve got something to tell him that will set you all right.” He smiled grimly, lifted ths reins, the mare started forward again, and tlie vehicle! last, an hour lieforc I left, lie look m and its occupants disappeared in a van ishing dust cloud. unhappy tilings, about wliich iiersonaJly bo had small desire to learn. i'nov wore so infinitely touching, those no i uLonion »nd thcii love stories; their .. ; :ion-mteipreUition ot I kAsand words . ■ 1 sHiiies. their pathetic, careful gather ing up of crumbs so carrlosi;ly scattered S > Lydia, with half averted fare.be- g:,:> her story in the strange, itnrertain voice which, from ids boy Ikkk! upward had had jsiwer to thrill John Adden brooke to the inmost depths of his lieing “It u noarl)' a year ago," she began, •at the Meades’ place in Warwickshire. I arrived on March 23. and stayed a week It began from the beginning When I walked into the drawing room whero he was standing by the tea table, it seemed that I had walked into u new and strange and wonderful world. I lived in that world fora week, .and it was like a lifetime. Looking back, it aston ishes me how every one els.' at once ac cepted the situation Then I no more questioned it than 1 question the rising of the sun. The day came when I was to go, and he had said nothing definite to me I, living in my fool's paradise, was neither sur prists I nor afraid At (To be Continued.) AnnmuooKE. I'll never do ;ou wrong for your own sake. —All** Well That Ends Well Lydia could not help wondering why , , , - - , , sue t:oum m.tau uty tt-i’ty leowoei. .eat,- on earth Addenbrooke should be so anx- workshed. An exaggerated an p - p earw j j driving a handsome mare har- lous to marry her. longed shadow of the > o na S you nessed to a light spider like vehicle. He She was standing at tho window, her himself at work bende ms oenen was , awimnc 4 j evidently In great eyes mechanically following the famil- stretching itself far into the broken Mark frock coat, buttoned over lar. Insignificant figure of tlie professor down ranks of stalks toward the urns- ^ • wa i s t CO atlc89 and cravatless shirt, as he phxlded down the gravel walk to iblo road, and falling at the very feet or ^ a ^ Wack ^ that already seemed the gate; nnd when he had passed from Rose Mallory as sho emerged from them . ^ cracking in the sunlight. He drove ^ew she sat down in the nearest cliair ahe was very pale. very qmot and onca Msistcd hortothe nareov Schbmvdc him and with ntKvno.Doat E^IfthaTri^rLr^dS; droveoft^Hisbroathlcn expeditions ScWnS Sm^ nficZl 3 Shelved tholea£t*£of those young down tho line of I people of any ceremony. advanced, walking shadow directly toward him. suppose,” said Mr. Dawson, giving imow directly wwaxu mm tTnnh .‘. half glance over hia shoulder tu thoy 1 om afraM J ™ ‘ ; struck into the dusty highway-”! rttp- ! pose you don’t care to see anybody W 3 7 Nc smile, which did not. however, reach her perplexed eyes. “Could yon give me any kind of a conveyance that wonld tV,;o me to Ban Jose at once?" The young, man had started at the rustling of her dreat in the shavings and turned eagerly. The faintest indication cf a loss of interest was visible for an in stant in hi* face, bnt it quickly passed into a smile of recognition. Yet she felt that he had neit: in her wonder at t “I did 1 house,” early i In fact ( l was i and continued her reflections. It was very strangs She had no love to give him, nnd had told him so, quite frankly; he must know, os every one knew, of tliat miserable affair with Lawrence Fleming; was ho not Fleming’s intimate friend, the last person who had seen him before he went to Africa? Moreover, her gloss had taken to re flecting a woman who \ya* sad and pale rnr ., „ ,-, j. and old before her time; surely not the “And I reckon you wouldn’t mind my woman with whom a man would be ox- racin’ a bit if anybody kern up?’ pected to wish to begm hi* life. jjq ” When we have become to ourselves a The mare's sort of fastidious about daily burden it is so hard to reaUie that talcin' anybody’s dust” our presence can be desired of others. “Is she?’ said Rose, with a faint smile. And yet she had been aware of Adden- i you fore you get to San Joso?' HO—0—0,” said Rose timidly. “Awful.” responded her companion. “Anf the queerest thing of all, she can't i behind her either." brooke's devotion from the days of the good but obstinate little boy, with a taste for chemical experiments, to those of the t Of some latent tnulvcly in doorways for the purpose of reins— saying good night to her, and was always ' at hand to fill up vacancies. She had been aware of it, but had given it little • in Ids arms, yes. Johnny, yes—be look me in Ids anus mid kissed my lips, and told me tliat he would follow me tlie next day " "That’s enough,’ said Addenbrooke. in a low voice; “ho was a brute Ixt us hear i.o more about him.” “There is no more to bear," she an | svvered with bitterness; "that is the end of my story A week later I heard he had gone abroad. " Addenbrooke put his ann about Lydia and, drawing her head b’ bis shoulder stroked her hair backward and forward with Ids kind hand. Her reoital iiad pained liim. He knew tlie perildity of his sex, but this particu lar offender had gone beyond a!! recog nized limits; limits which, in his own pel-son, Johnny had always refused to recognize. The thought of the misery inflicted on his proud, sensitive, passion ate Lydia made him sick with anger and speechless with sympathy He rose at last and, buttoning up his coat, tried to speak in tones of reassuring cheerfulness “By the by, Lydia, Fleming baa come back Yoa remember Lawrence Flem ing? They are making quite a lion of him on account of his new book. He’s just tlie sort of man to enjoy being lion ized." Lydia looked at him, spsecUe^ and tie went on: “I expect that he will be turning up at my rooms in the course of a day or two. He left a portmanteau with my landlady before he sailed. Good night, my own dear girl.” And be held out both hia hands. rising vexation. She had found out long ago that sub tle hints were quite thrown away upon Johnny: but sorely, surely ha must know the truth. Either he was tha most consummate actor or the densest person living. It was impossible to entertain serious- street: a sitUnsr room and n bedroom. <U- hang ouf” asked Ad- ienlirtKiko, gathering tog’thvr the de Kpised examination papers. 'i have been down at Twickenham with my people. Can't stand much of liuiu you know 1 am lisiking out for cli imhers somewhere Bond street way. and Mrs Baxter is going to put me up here for a night or two." "Oil. giKxl You know Mrs. Baxter bus tliat (Kirtnianteau of yours?" Yes. tlie's fetching it now. I believe, from tlie lumber r<K>:u There are some IsiisTs in it I want to look at to-night.” Fleming leaned luiek In his cimir. his I eyelids drooping moodily, hs tliey had n trick of doing, then he said discon paitod l y “ Haven t you got anything to tell a , follow? You Ixmdon people are all th*' J same. One goes away and lives what seenMa lifetime—it’s so cram full of ex 1 p-riom-e—and when one gets hack, no! | n soul remembers if it was last week or last year they met you at ths Jenkinsons dinner party ” ‘From what I hear, you’ve no cause to complain, Fleming." “Oh. of course, ones pestered with invitations from a lot of silly women one never heard of!" grumblod the new lion, "but isn’t there anything in tin shape of news?" •"Well.” said Addenbrooke. slowly there is one piece of news, hut I don’t know that it’s interesting I am thinking of getting married.” Addenbrooke had never been a sin man; he was only very modest, and in hsd not accustomed his friends to takr an interest In Ids affairs Fleming opened his eyes full and stared his friend in the face. There was always something startling in his appearance under these circumstances: perhaps lie muse Ids eyes were so rarely shown- pet haps because of some quality in tlie eyes themselves. Tliey were curiously bright and very brown—not a black manque, but a beautiful, unusual brown Looking at them, it was easier to real iae the power, such as it was, which Lawrence Fleming possessed over Ids fellow creatures. “Addenbrooke," he said, leaning for ward and speaking with sudden in Uiusity, “as you value your peace of mind, liavo nothing to do with women!' He flung himself back, laughing a lit Re, and letting fall his eyelids. In a few minutes he burst into a fierce tirade •gainst the whole female sex, taking Ad duibrooke’s announcement merely as a text. Even Johnny was disappointed at this lack of interest on the put of his friend but remembered having heard that Law rence had been hard hit before he went to Africa—that nothing less. Indeed, than a broken heart had sent him forth to those distant shores. Then, before Addenbrooke knew what was happening, Fleming plunged into tho very heart of his own particulai grievance. “It was last year,” he said, “at a coun try house. It began from the moment sho came Into the room. I don’t pretend that she was tho first; but it was differ ent, somehow. I mm not even sure that she was-good looking, but there was something about her—if you cared at all well, you cared I She stayed a week and at the end of the time I told her more or leas directly, that I loved her. I was to see her the next day in London Tlie next day, as it happened, I was pre vented by my mother’s serious illnra, I wrote and told her this, begging her to fix a day for my visit She made no reply, and four days later I called at the liouso to be told she was out of town Tho next day l accepted the offer of Tlie Waterloo Place Gazette, and went out to Africa. Pm sure I don’t know why i cared. She wasn't worth it; she had given mo every encouragement—had even allowed me to kiss her. I suppose there was a richer fellow on hand, or one whoee father, didn't happen to keep a row, shrugging his shoulders. Addenbrooks remained silent. Tho voice of Mrs. Baxter, announcing that t b portmanteau waa in Lawrence's room. came w a relief to both. “By the by," said Johnny voice, aa the other Mt for hi; 11 . 0 this took place at the MeaJus Addenbrooke a terrible war of :ind emotions Life w inch bud hitherto lieon a simple matter enough, u mere ease of doing your duly nnd minding your ow n husk ness, laid assumed n complexion of nu*l difficulty Ami yet lie knew that the ire. re ob vious unjK-ct of (he matter wo* not n oomphc aied one Lydiu no more belonged to him than a dog who had followed him home mid had lieen i-lalmcd hy Ts master He was tHiu.id, in common honor, to reveal the facta of which hs had ucci dentally become p ssed Should he ; ! ' liannd say 'This man, almr: ■• ef r eo Influildy to mysall . . s worthy of you than I He has not id u bad life, aa men go. but he lias not led a ginnl one." Men of the world do not do such things, but then Adder,drool.e waa not a man of the world And If lie had no other right over Lydia, had he not that of his own life long love and her three weeks' tolerance of it? The door o|ienod to admit Lawrence Fleming lie had changed his coal, and bore a bundle of papers and a pipe in his itand. “Any tobacco?” lie said, taking the empty scat ut the writing Urblo. Addenbrooke nodded toward a jar on the mantelpiece, continuing his troubled promenade r-ci'oea the room It was dawning, painfully, hut surely, ay Ilia mind that his hands were indeed tied: that it only remained for Lydia to choose between them. “But it is 1 who would have made her happy I” thought poor, obstinate Johnny “Any matches?" said Fleming, with ids fingers in tlie tobacco jar. Johnny made no answer, and tho ether fumbled in the pocket of his coat “By George!" This time Addcnbrocko was roused, and came over to the table. “What's up?" lie said. Fleming pointed in silence to a stamped and addressed envelope lying at his feet. Johnny picked it up, with a dull sense of relief that matters had been more or 8a ta °/ less taken out of bis liands. Ho knew, before lie looked at it, that it was ad dressed to Miss Grey, and that it was Fleming’s customary carelessness in the matter of posting bis letters wliich had wrought tho mischief. Lawrence was much excited. “It had Asthma, Consumption, Catarrh, Bron eh it Is, Rheumatism, Kidney and Liver Disease, Chills and Fever, Fe male Troubles, in all its forms, and, in fact, every Disease known to tlie Human System. Beware of Fraudulent Imitations! See that our Trade-Mark (same as above) appears on each jug. Send for book, “History of tlie Mi crobe Killer,” given away at GARNER’S DRUG STORE, Darlington, S. C, Jan 23. 1890 Schedule of the R. R. Hartsviuk. 8. C., Dec. 7, ’so. DAILY MIXED TRAIN Leaves Hnrtsville, (1.45 A.M. Leaves Jovann, 7.20 “ Arrive at Floyd's, 7.45 “ Making connection with the South bound passenger train on the Cheraw & Darlington Railroad. RETURNING. Leave Floyd's, 10.00 A. M. Leave Jovann. 10.20 “ Arrive at Uarteville, 10.50 1 This train waits two hours, if necessa ry, for the North bound freight trafn on C. &. D. R. K. J. L. COKER. President. toll C. & D. AM) 0. & S. I!AILUUAl .•• I’rksh.kst'sOfi r i: ■ C. 4 D. asd C. 4 8. HAILIIOA 1)8, • Charleston, 8, C., May 1,1810. J On and after May 12. the train: ii these roads will run as follows (Sarnia > > - oepted) (very day: DOWN TRAIN. Leave Wadesboro 5.25 A M iiennetts .5.40 Morvcn’s 5.55 McFarland <i 10 Leave Cheraw 0 48 Cash’s '‘.OO Sooiely Hill 7 IS Dove's 7 30 Floyd’s 7.8s Darlington Palmetto Arrive at Florence . cr TUAis, (i. i & SON Mannlacturers —OF— Doors, Sash, Blinus, Tv£OUXaIDI3SrQS —AND— Building Material, ESTABLISHED 1842. CI1AHLESTOX, S. C. April, 20 1889—1 A. C. McFall Agent of Manufacturers for the Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Gins, Presses, Threshers, Shafting, Pulleys, Belting, Circular Saws, and machinery supplies. Par ties who contemplate buying machin ery of any kind will find it to their interest to get prices from me before buying elsewhere. I have for sale at a bargain, a complete Ginning outfit, slipped behind tho lining of the pocket! consisting of a(jh saw Hall Gin, feeder I have just taken the coat from my port- and condenser, a Buss Press, net sliaft- manteau O, that poor girl I tliat poor girl! what must she have thought of me 1 ing and pulleys, belting, &c., a 2(1 corn mill, very little used, and a new all this time?’ Addenbrooke 10-Horse Engine and boiler, which will be-sold on easy terms at a bar- I gain. For prices and terms, call on A. C. McFALL. endeavoring to repair the mischief/’’ Darlington Oil Mill. It is possible that ho had a low opinion [ June 2G, ’90, aC Fleming’s constancy. “1 will go to her to-morrowl" cried CAUTION warranted, *un<l every" pair ’ bottom. faced him suddenly “Do you intend,** ho said, in a low voico, j “tndeavoriDff to renair tho mischief?" Has HIm name nml price Mtumped on I £ Lawrence A sudden pang of personal anguish, aa intolerable sense of bereavement, shot through Addenbrooke. He thought; "After all, perhaps, I am nothing butnjealousdevil who begrudges my girl her happiness.” Aloud, lie said: “There may be diffi culties at first. In fact, Mias Grey b cn- j gaged to be married.’’ Fleming rose, with an exclamation. The two men stood facing one another; Lawrence, Hushed, excited; Johnny, pale, with tense eyes and nostrils. “Lydia engaged! Lydiat The women are ail alike. Could sho have no patience, no trust, but sho must needs throw her self away in a tit of pique on some fellow who is not worthy of her!” "She is engaged to me!” cried Addcn- i brooke, with sudden passion. “And, by Heaven, I think it is I wboanstoogood d?Q <£ W SL' FOR for her!" OrlWE GENTLEMEN. Tho passion of such men as Addon- 1 F ‘" 0 ‘ "'f n "‘ l i-scsd Waterproof Urals. ■ . i The excellence p.nd wearing qualities of thin Bhoo brOOK O 13 a tcmblo tiling. I rail not be better shown than by the strong endorse- Fleming quailed before it. He gath- { ered up his papers in silence and went 5' from the room. V. $ 5.oo $ $r n 0 ' L. DOUGLAS iiirucmr II. tbouiuiud. of c'uuCaiJt wrarcf& S R .00 Grunins llnml-.rwed, an -Irnani nnil Htliisli dress Shoe which commend. Itwlf. Ilniid-«e»rd Writ. A tint-cal' unequalled for style and duraldhtv. “'>lt I. the standard dres. Mrs. Grey swept up to Addcnbrocko •s ho stood with his hand on the knob of the drawing room door. “Oh, Professor Addenbrooke, I am so sorry,” she cried. “So am I," lie answered, curtly. It was two days after the events of tlie last chapter. Lydia had made h cr choice, and now, at tier own request, was to take farewell of Addenbrooke. As site came forward, with flushed cheeks and shining eyes, to meet him, it struck him that sheresembled the picture of a Bacchante lie hod seen somewhere. A Bacchante in a tailor made gown with the neatest of cuffs and collars— poor Johnny! “I wished," sho said, when their greet ing was over, “to thank you with oil my heart." “And I," he said, “wi»h to tell you this. Do not think that I merely took advantage of you. I believed that 1 could make you happy—I believe it | still." Blie smiled sadly, and Addenbrooke broke into a sort of laugh. “Oh. Johnny, Johnny!” sho cried He bad no intention of being pitied, even hr Lydia “Don't distress ycurseif about me, Lydia.' he add; “I have had my chance. Perl1 ought toieli you that I do not think you have chosen the bettef man " Tliey talked a little aimlessly, then Addenkrooke held out both Itis baudi in farewell !t was Lydia, who. drawing him toward; her, kissed his face for the last th e*- Syi.OO IlniMl-.ewpU Well. A (Inc calf sh<» unequalled for T S'j.SG (soodyear W O Shoe, at a |K>tinlar price. $0.50 I*o I Seem an* h Shoe 1b especially adapted O' for railroad men, fanners, etc. All made la Congress. Button and Lace. $3 & $2 SHOES LAmtS, have been most favorably received since Introduced and tlie recent Improvements make them superior to any •hoes sold at these prices. Ask your Dealer, and if lie cannot supply vou send Jlreet to factory enclosing advertised price, or a postal for order blanks. \V. Is. 1XH ULAS, nrodaoa, Maa«. For sale by A. J. Broom, Dar lington, S. C. Feb. 20, 1890. 7.60 800 8 lu Leave Florence Palmetto - Darlington Floyd’s Dove’s SooictyHill Cash's LeaveChcrsw McFarlnn Morven’s Bennett’s 10.•• Lake Wadesboro 11.00 9.10 8 25 8.S5 8.4(1 8.52 9.12 9 17 «.4a 10.08 10 20 1> V I M Freight Train going “r- 8 1 9 <:• Leave Florence Arrive Darlington Freight going down Arrive DiiidinSlon Leave Dnrliiteton Arrive Florence A. F. RAVEN EL, Pr. J. Q H Master Trnnsporteiion. *.C0 p n H 30 p ni 4 10 p m T0RTHEA8TERN RAILROAD 1. 18 Pi 0 UARLK8T0N, S. C., Mn.V On ami after this dan* the schedule will be run : (J0ING SOUTH. No. 27, Daily. Leave Florence Leave Kingstrce Arrive Lanes Leave Lanes Arrive Charleston No. 23, Dnily. Leave Florence Leave Kingstrce Arrive I^ucs Leave Lanes Arrive Charleston /*So 53. Leave Lanes Arrive Charleston Train on C & D It U enoe with No 23 Train GOING NORTH. DuDyr. tol* f .O v n. * 1 85 s m 2 2-1 a in 2 60 n in 2 60 » tu | (0 • • *8 30 » iu 0 46 a r 10 07 u i 10 07 a t 11 50 a n No. Leave Charleston Arrive Lanes Leave Lanes Leave Kingstrce Arrive Florence Leave Cnarievton Arrive Lanes Leave Lanes Leave Kingstrce Arrive Florence s. *7 60 r 0 80 P conn els u: Ft M 20 a i 3 <0 » i 3 GO a i 3 i 7 n i 4 20 n i No. 14. *4 80 | i 0 ‘aO p i 6 V9 p t> 4b i' i 7 65 p No. 62, Daily Leave Charleston *7 00 i Arrive Lanes F 27 ■* * Daily, f Daily except Sq . Nos 62 ruiis through to Loiumhi via Centra! II il of C. Nos. 78 and 14 run solid lo Wilmington N. C.. making close connection with W. & W It R for all pou.ts north. J. R. KENLY, J F. DiviNh. Supt. Trans. Ocu’l Sup'l T. M. Kmkkhon, Geu’l Lass. Agt. iiunnm cuiiiBiA am auuta um, .May I, 1890. OOINO SOUTH No. 23, Lento R'ilmiuglou *6 15 p in Leave Marion 9 33 p in Arri.e Florence 10 20a m No. 60. Leave Florence S.iO u it Arrive Sumter 4. Can Leave Suin'or 4 36 n m Arrive Columbia 0. 15 a m No. 27 Leave Wilmington *10.10 i> n. Leave Marion 12.40 p in Arrive Florence 1 20 » m No 62 Leave Sumter f ' 45 a n; Arrive Columbia 10 55 i h No 58 Leave Floience # j£ 25 a a Arrive Sumter 9 ©5 a m No 62 runs through from CharlefcUn via Central K it. Leaving Lanes 8 30 A M. Manning 9 i0 A M. T.uin on 0 4 D II R connect,.! Flcrtnct • i'll No 69. OOINO NORTH. No 61. cd*ave Columbia. •10 35 p n Arrlre Sumter 11 68 p n. Leave Sumter 11 6H p i;, Arrive Florence 1 15 a in No. 78. Leave Florence, 4 36 a m Leave Marion 6 20 a m Arrive at Wilmington, 8 35 a n No. 69 Leave Sumter |6 87 p nt Arrive Florence 7 60 p ix No. 68, Leave Columbia *6 20 p »r Arrive Sumter 0 32 p ifi No U Leave Florence *8 16 p n Leave Marion Wfo 66 p in Arriv< nt Wilmington * 1! 46 j m THE BEST LIVER MEDICINE CONSMOCRINQ QUALITY AND SIZE OF DOSE. IT WIIsIj ^.IsSO CUR.2D BILIOUSNESS, DYSPEPSIA, AMD CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. W. J. GARNER, M.D. DAUGOIBT. Darlington, ♦Daily, fDaily except Sunday. No 58 runs ttnougb (o Charleston, vu, Central R R, arriving Manning 7 < 4 V Lanes 7 42 I* M. Charles!on It 80 P M No 69 conureff i.t Florence wiih C & D I tritin for Cheraw and Wfulesborc*. Nef 78 and 14 make close connection al Wilmingtou with W & W It R for all point* North. „ Train on Florence It. It, leave Fee Dee daily except Sunday 4.40 P. M., at rive Rowland 7.00 1*. M Returning leave Rowland 6.80 A. M., strive Pee Dee 8.50 A. M. Train Ou Manchester & Augusta It. R leaves Sumter daily eacoept Eunii.y. 10. A M., trri.o Riuufli 12.01 i*. M 4b- turning h ave Rimini 12.15 1’ M , ar- ri*. Sumter I * JOHN F. DIVINE, (ion. Sunt J. R. KENLEY, Aset Gen’.Manairor. It. M. EMMERSON. Gen. Pa*. Atf.