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BY @ IOTA. CHAPTER XXXVI. A few days after, she was S uite well enough to get up; the octor told her to do so in the morning, but after looking out into the day she lay down again. She was not quite ready for life yet; here, in her bed, she was more or less aloof from it, but after a fev. hours, restless think ing, getting up, and lunch, came to be a distinct relief. Directly after lunch she went out for a drive, and when she returned, and had got into her tea gown, she went down to her boudoir and threw herself on the sofa with a weary little laugh. “Why can’tlrestorsew? Why will my body not get as tirjd as my brain? I could move a hun dred weight this minute.” She got up and moved, with hardly any exertion, a great cabinet that would have tried the strength of a fair-sized man. “Humphrey declared I could not,” she said, laughing again. “Qru! I can’t sit here and think. I wonder where is Humphrey— I believe 1 should like to ride a race, or spend an hour on a switch-back railway!” She went down and wandered from room to room, until at last she found herself at the door of Strange’s den. With a sudden wilful impulse she opened the door and went in. Every win dow was open, and the soft, cool air was playing high* jinks among the curtains. Strange had brought his col lection of odds and ends from his chambers, and had scattered them through the room in a sort of orderly disorder. The floor was stained and spread with an amazing collection of skins. In his divings into stud ios he had learned the com fort and use of screens; the'-e were several in the room, kept well out of the way of knees and shoulders. “How hospitable those chairs look!” she said, feeling one. “Does he loose all his right hand gloves, I wonder! Do all men? As a matter of fact 1 know so little of men or of their ways! This is a clean, self-respecting room, I wonder I never took any notice of it belore! Ah, another screen.” She moved it aside and found an alcove where an easel stood, and on this a picture hidden by primrose and chesnut silk. “The way that drapery falls is quite different from anything else,” said Gwen stepping back a pace or two, “why won’t my tea gowns go like that?” Something suggested to her just then to pry no further, but she swept the suggestion aside with the draperies, and saw be fore her her own painted image. For one moment she felt inclin ed to rip the canvas from end to end, and to kill once for all the look of motherhood in the woman’s eyes. “This wretch!” she muttered at last, “so she's in the house! As if I hadn’t enough to handi cap me without her!” She turned away with a look of loathing and jealous hatred, and sat down. After a little she got up slow ly and turned to leave the room, then almost in spite of herself she went back to the picture and began again her angry, ea ger inspection of it. As she stood with her head thrown back and her hands clenched involuntarily, her hus band came in. He did not see her for a minute; when he did, he stopped, and watched her. It was a revelation and a shock to see her in this aband onment of jealous anger. He rustled a book on the table to arouse her and quoted, laugh ing: “Wher<* the apple reddens, never pry! Lest we lose our Eden—Eve and I.”— She moved quickly aside into the shade. “When did this come?” she asked, in a low constrained voice. “Brydon sent it a few days ago. You are better?” “I am quite well, thank you.” “The doctor thinks directly you can travel we had better go into the country.” She flung a swift furtive look at him. “How much does he know, I wonder?” “Won’t you sit down?” he asked, putting a soft low chair within her reach, “and may I •moke?” She bent her head without speaking, and he saw that her hands were moving restlessly. He lit his cigar in a leisurely fashion; then he drew up a chair and sat down near her and be gan to smoke. After a time he set to wonder bow long this re markable vigil was going to hold out. He was determined to keep silence till his wife spoke; he saw she was fighting in her dumb concentrated way for expression; he felt certain some sort of an avalanche was about to descend upon him, and he preferred she should set it Sliding herself. Perhaps the girl had had too much lonely struggle and her brain as well as her body had weakened with it, at any rate the fiist thought she felt herself producing au dibly was: “I wish almost you were a fool, Humphrey!” He took his cigar out of his mouth. “Indeed, why?” “Because then,” 'she said, rather desperately, “I shouldn’t feel so altogether like one my self!” She stood suddenly up and looked down at him. “Look here,” she said, “you ; aie better in every point than 11 am; you are better in brain, you are stronger, you have seen more, you know more, you are better all round. If you were a fool, you see, I could despise you; if even you had once made yourself ridiculous in my eyes or had demeaned yourself, what I have to say would come easy.” “Come to the point at once, Gwen,” he said. “What is it?,’ She took no notice of his re mark, but went to the picture and drew the covering over the face. “What has the doctor told you?” “The doctor told me nothing definite.” She turned away to hide her hot face. “You know perfectly well,” she said in a low voice, “that I shall be the mother of a ch'ld of yours in some months.” “Yes,” he said gently. “But you do not know,” she went on, “that this is such a shame to me, such a deathly burning shame, that I hate the light, I hate the eyes of any human creature on me, I would like to fly in the night to some desert place, and hide myself,” “Are you mad, Gwen?” “No, I am as sane as on the day I sold myself to you for an experiment. Can you not see, Humphry, that I am as shamful I, your wife, as-any one of those women you told me of, not one of whom you loved— loved?” she added with an in voluntary arising of her head. “I am no nearer to you now,” she went on, “than I was that day, and yet I am to be the mother of ybur child! Are you dense, Humphry, or is it because you are a man and grown used to chatties, that you can not see the depth of my shame and humiliation, and the rea sons for it?” She faltered and swayed slightly. “Sit down, Gwen, sit down at once.” He drew up the chair to her. “The situation seems a curious one” he said at last, “this out break seems to be the climax to a long course of morbid think ing.” “You cannot understand,” she said faintly. “I confess I cannot, altogeth er. When you married me you were no ignorant girl—” “Humphry,” she cried, her eyes absolutely burning on him, I did not think I should have to defend myself to you in this! I thought you would know the absolute ignorance of girls! it is no veiled ignorance, it is ab solute, or else a mere vague—” “Dear, it was a cowardly and unjust reproach. However, things have come to a head with us, there is no use delaying; you want, I gather, a senaration?” She started. “I thought I would like to go home for a time—alone.” For a minute Strange consid ered. “This is no time for soft ness or entreaty,” was the re sult of his reflections. “We need have no legal sepa ration, Gwen—as yet,” he said, with slow emphasis. She trembled from head to foot, he saw it but went on calmly. “You are not strong enough now for any trouble of that sort but later on, of course, some ar rangements must be come to. By the way, what will your father and mother say of this?’, “They will not sav anything” she said bitterly, “tViey will si lently wonder together in the library.” “And Dacre—” “Dacre is a fool.” “The world?” He felt quite interested In the answer; the shock was be- gining to freeze the pith in him. “I don’t think the world will speak of me, I have no quality it can seize on for gossip.” No S ossip has any savor unless it «als with sexual relations and until now I thought I was abso lutely sexless,” she said slowly, looking blankly out into space. Her face was awful, her hus band turned away troqs it, f'Gwen, Gwen,” he sftid at last, coming back to her, “do you understand what you are doing?” , “I do,” she said heavily, “I cannot bear this shame in yoqr presence; I should lie down and die under it. Can you think I do this lightly, can you not un derstand the awfulness of speak ing such things aloud?” I understand it all, dear, but have you counted the cost, you will be weak and ill, perhaps in danger, can you bear it all? If you finally decide to go alone to your home I will start the same day for Africa. I have been asked to undertake that expedi tion for the relief of Board, my old friend, the missionary I told you about. I do cot intend to treat this resolve of yours as a freak, Gwen, or to give it the grace of one. You are a strong woman and from your owu poiut of view, sane. Once again, have you counted the cost?” “I have lived virtually alone all my lite,” she said; I think I can bear sickness and pain alone. Humphrey, Humphrey, let me make one excuse for my self. I did not know what mar riage was when I tried the ex periment.” He looked down on her up turned face with a great tender ness. “I don’t blame you, dear. You are sinning terribly, but you know not what you do. Your sin is unnatural, for it is against yourself; you have let a morbid spot in you grow sick to rottenness, and as time goes on, child, you will suffer as few wo men know how to suffer; you are sinning ignorantly, and your punishment will come, but from another hand than mine. But there is ode thing I will speak of,” he said, with grave sternness, “see that you are not ashamed of your motherhood. Forget, if you like, that the child is in part mine, do not for get that it is wholly yours, bone of your bone, flesh of yourflesn; beware, at least, of sinning knowingly. You have had a warning, Gwen, in this, profit by it, don’t let this child grow up without knowing the every day uses of a mother. Don’t let any other human creature suffer in this as you have suf fered.” Gwen listened to him with bent head, and every word drop ped into her soul like molten lead. There was an awful resistless finality in every word of his, in every tone. He had to stoop to catch her answer, and her face was almost livid. • “I will try and be a good mother; I have no wish to fail in every relation of life.” “Don’t move until I return,” said her husband. He went in to the dinning-room and brought back some wine. She turned on him a look of dumb protest, but she drank it. “And now, come to this sofa and lie down.” She obeyed him as if she were in a dream, wishing with vague paiq that he would touch her, even if it were only once. After a few minutes she turn ed from the light to shut out his face. He heard her, and drew down the blind softly; he seem ed to her all-hearing as well as all-seeing. Oh, it only he were a fool!” she cried to herself, “I might endure it.” The room was cool and still, and the lowered blinds flapping lazily in the breeze were like a lullaby Gwen was worn out body and mind, and as she lay in the coolness, her hurt heart stopped writhing, her poor fool ish shame ceased to burn, her fingers relaxed softly and for got to clench themselves, and at last she fell asleep like a tired child. Her husband went softly to the sofa, she started slightly, and a twist of pain came into her brow. He smiled grimly. “Even in her sleep” he mut tered,” “and I am ready to swear that all the time it is only an idea. And now this child— the best shot in my locker, seems about to run an awful mucker in the business. Ah, Gwen, if you only knew what you cast from you in your splendid way!—Ah well, there’s one satisfaction; if you’re not mine, my Gwen, you’re no man’s. Ah, my poor Gwen, my darling, God keep you!” He stooped down over her and for a minute Ot two let her breath come and go on his cheek; then he stood up and went to his writing-table, and let his face fall heavily into his hands When he looked up at a slight soft rustle of silk, there had gone out of it for ever the look of cool buoyant youth, which was its distinguishing character istic. When Gwen awoke the blinds were up and it was dusk, and the tea had just been brought in. “Three hours at the very east,” she thought with much discomfort, as she sipped her tea, “and watched by him the whole time! When she had finished her tea she was raising to leave the room Her husband stopped her. “Will you sit down again fir a few minutes?” “The dressing bell has gone,’* she said unwillingly. “That doesn’t matter,” he said, “we can be late for once. I fancy,” he went on coolly, “that your pride is of a sujfl. oiently rational and well-br<*l order not to think itself obliged to make any difficulties about money matter.” “I will do as you wish in the matters.” “And if any emergency arises requiring your interference, will you consent to act?” “Yes,” she said simply. “And now”, he said, “comes the question of how this busi ness is to be presented to the world.” She raised her head impatient ly. “The world won’t trouble itself wi«h me.” “You'll escape better than most women, but you won’t get off scot-free; you are a woman and the world is the world. I will make the matter right at the ,Clubs;"youi want .to/go to your mother for a short time, and I wish to go to Africa where delays are apt to Joccur, and I have a convenient reputation for vagabondage. If I were you I would immediately inform every woman of your acquain tance of our arrangement in a candid| spirit of information. And, Gwen, as the most awful misfortune that ever befell a child is to be cast on the world without a mother, see that your care for this mother’s, health, and when the time of peril comes for her life, is as great as mine would be.” “I shall not betray your trust in any way,” she said quietly. “I shall not trouble you to write; I shall find other means of hearing of you. But even if you are dying, Gwen, and I know it, l shall not come to you unless you distinctly and in your right mind ask me to do so; then, dear, I shall come; otherwise, and later on, we can make definite arrangements. Good bye, Gwen, good bye, dear.” He went to the door and held it open to let her pass. She paused and turned her two sad eyes on him. “Go, child,” he said gently, “go quickly.” When she had gone he locked the door and fell on the sofa, still warm from her sleeping body, and fought down his agony in decent silence. Then he washed and dressed, and went down to his dinner. 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PluintifT against J. N. Parrott, Jno. Slskron, C. 8. McCul lough and J. C. Blackwell, trading as McCullough & Blackwell, T. A. Wilbur and T. Smith Wilbur, trad ing ns T. A. Wilbur fi Son. Bettie J. Gandy. Ashley Phosphate Co , F. W. Wageuer and Geo. A. Wag oner, trading as F. W. Wagoner & Son, and G W. Foster, Defendants. To the Defendants J. N. Parrott, Jno. Siskron, C. 8. McCullough, J C. Blackwell, trading as Me. ullough & Blackwell, T. A. Wilbur and T. Smith Wilbur, trading as T. A. Wilbur & Son, Bettie J. Gandy, Ashley Phos phate Co., F. W, Wagner and Geo. A. Wagner, trading as F. W. Wag ner & Co. and G. W. Foster. You are hereby summoned and re qnired to answer the complaint in this action, which is tiled in the office of the clerk of the court of Common Pleas for the said county, and toserve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers, at theii office at Darlington, 8. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apuly to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. WOODS & SPAIN, Plaintiff’s Attorneys. Oct. 9, 1894. V V-W Yjc vw ww” TTART8VILLE RAILROAD. June 3, 1894. MIXED TRAIN To the Defendants above named: You will please take notice that the complaint in tills action was duly filed in the office of the clerk of the court of Common Pleas for Darting ton county on the 9ih. day of Octob er, 1894. WOODS & SPAIN, Plain: iTs Attorneys. ST A TE OF SO VTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Copy Summons. For RelleL (Com plaint not Served.) Mary Byrd. Plaintiff, against Rocksy Kelly, Albert B. DuHose, M. L. Du- Bose, Willie J. DuBose, A. Edward DuBose, A. Oily DuBose, Clarence F. DuBose, Agnes DuBose, and Robert E. DuBose, Defendants. To tbe Defendants Rocksy Kelly, Albert B. DuBose, M. L. DuBose, Willie J. DuBose. A. Edward DuBose, A. Oily DuBose, Clarence F. DuBose, Agnes DuBose and Robert E. Du Bose. You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer tbe complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the clerk of the court of Com mon Pleas, for the said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the snbscribers at their offices at Darlington court house within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of «uch service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in tbe complaint. Dated September 28th., A D. 1894. NETTLES & NETTLES, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To the defendants Rocksy Kelly, Willie J. DuBose and A. Edward Du Bose. Take notice that the complaint in the above entitled action is filed in tbe office of the clerk of the court of Common Pleas for Darlington county. NETTLES & NETTLES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys. ST A TE OF SO VTH CA ROLJNA. County of Darlington. COURT OF COMMON PLKA8. Summons for Relief, (('oinplaiut not Served.) E. M. Griffin and J. F. Wilson. Co partners as Griflin 4) Wilson, 1’lain- \ iffs, against J. A. Chapman, De fendant. To the Defendant J. A. Chapman, Y’ou are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this aetion, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office at Darlington, C. H.. South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hen of, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this aetion will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. BOYD & BROWN, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Dated August 23rd, A. D. 1894. To the defendant J. A. Chapman. Y’ou will please take notice that the complaint in this action was filed in the office of tile Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Darlington County on the 23rd day of August, 1894. BOYD A BROWN, Plaintiff's Attorneys. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. COURT OF COMMON PLKA8. L. H. Gilmore, Plaintiff, against G. W. Hopkins and Charles Marthlnson, Defendant*. Copy Summons. For Relief. (Complaint not Served ) To The Defendants G. W. Hopkins and Charles Marthinson: Yon are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, which will be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the oomplaint on the subscribers at their offices at Darlington C. H., 8. C., within twenty days alter the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the t'me aforesaid, the plaintiff ■» this action will apply to the Coqrt for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated September, 10th , A. D 1894. Kettles t nettles, Plaintiff’s Attorney. To The Defendant G. W. Hopkins; Take notice, that the complaint in the above entitled action Is filed in the office the Clerk of the Conrt of Common Pleas. NETTLES * NETTLES. flalntMTs Attorney. STAl'E OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Darlington. Court of Common Pleas. Summons. (Complaint not served.) E. L. Wilkins, and Geo. A. Norwood, Jr., co partners and doing business under the Firm name of G. A. Nor wood ti Co , Plaintiffs, against C. 8. Nettles; the Bank of Cheraw, a cor poration dul> charteied and doing business under the laws of South Carolina; West Publishing Com pany, a corporation duly chartered and doing business under the laws of Minnesota; Greenville Savings g Bank, a corporation duly chartered and doing business under the laws of South Carolina; The Bank of Dar lington, a corporation duly charter ed and doing business under the laws of South Carolina; A. Nach man; J. C. Wieters, T. R. McGahan, A. S. Brown, R. P. Evans, and James Dillingham, co-partners as McGahan, Brown A Evans; the Bank of Timmonsville, a corpora tion duly chartered and doing busi ness under the laws of South Caro lina; Salt Springs National Bank, a corporation duly chartered and doing business under the laws of the United States of America; Third National Hank, a corporation duly chartered and doing business under the laws of tbe United States of America; the Darlington Building A Loan Association, a corporation duly chartered and doing business under the laws of South Carolina. Defendants. To the Defendants: 0. 8. Nettles; The Bank of Cheraw, West Publishing Co.; Greenville Sav ings Hank; The Bank of Darlington; A. Nachman; J C. Wieters: McGahan, Brown A Evans; The Bank of Tim monsville; Salt Springs National Bank; Third National Bank of Syra cuse; The Darlington Building and Loan Association. You are hereby summoned, and re quired to answer the complaint in this action which is filed in the office of the clerk of the court of Common Pleas for said county, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said com plaint on the subscribers at their of- nee, Darlington, 8. C., within twenty days after tne service hereof, exclus ive of the day of such service; snd if you fail to answer tbe complaint within tbe time aforesaid, the Plain tiffs in this Action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. WOODS A SPAIN, Plaintiffs’ Attorneys, Sept. 26, 1804. To the Defendant* above named: You will please take notice that th* complaint in this action was duly filed In the office of the clerk of the court of Court of Commou Pleas for Darlington county on the 26th. day of September, 1894. WOODS A SPAIN. Plaintiff’s Attorneys. Leave Hartsville Jovann Floyd’s Darlington lYlmctto .. 5.40 a in | Arrive Florence . 6.00 a m Leave FI ore i ce .. 7 35 p m F.iliiietto .. 7.50 p in Darlington .. 8.20 p m Floyds Jovann Hartsville J F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt. CHARLESTON, SUMTER AND ^ NORTHERN RAILROAD CHARLES E. KIMBALL Receiver. In Effect Jan. 16, 1894 NORTH. SOI TH. 9 8 P.M. P.M. Lv 4.(0 Charleston 2.30 Ar 5 20 Pregnall’s 1.10 I 25 Sumter 11 02 8.37 Darlington 9.E0 9 29 Bennetteville 9.00 9.52 Gibson 8 37 Ar 10.20 liainiet 8.10 Lv P.M AM No. 9 connects at Hamlet with S. A. L. Vestibule train for Raleigh, Rich mond, Washington, Baltimore, Phil adelphia and New York. No 8 connects with S. A. L. Vesti bule train from above named points. Trains run solid to and from Charles ton. C. MILLARD, Superintendent. C 'l A D. and C. A S. RAILROADS. J. In effect June 3, 1894. MIXED TRAIN Leave Wadet*l>oro 2 Of: p III Bennett’s . 2 25 p if Morven’s ... 2 4u p in McFarland Cheraw . 3 46 p m CrsIi'b .. 4 to p lu Society Hill Dove’s . 4 40 p in Floyd's 5.30 p in Darlington 6.05 p m Palmetto Arrive Florence ... 6.45 p m Leave Florence Palmetto Darlington Floyd’s 8.35 a m 9.00 a in Dove's Society Hill . 9 45 a m Cash’s .. :0.15 a in Cheraw . 11.00 a m McFarland It.40 a m Morven’s 11.55 a in Bennett’s . 12.10 am Arrive Wadesboro . 12.30 a m Local Freight. Leave Darlington 4 30 p m Palmetto 4 42 p m Arrive Florence 5.00 p m Leave Florence 8.30 a ui Palmetto 8 50am Arrive Darlington 9 05 a m A. F. RAVEN EL, President. N ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. In effect J une 3, 1894. SOUTH BOUND. R a. 35. Lanes 4.05 a m Arrive Charleston 6.10 s m R’o. 28. Leave Florence Kingstree 9.02 p m Lanes 9.23 p m Arrive Charleston No. 53. Leave Lanes 7 10 p m Arrive Charleston 8.40 p m NORTH BOUND. No. 78. Leave Charleston Lanes 5.40 a in Kingstree 6 00 a m Arrive Florence 7 10 a m No. 32. Leave Charleston 8.30 p in Lanes 5.33 p ID Kingstree 5.57 p rs Arrive Florence 7.05 p m No. 52. Leave Charleston 7.15 a m Arrive Lanes . 8.45 s X. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of 8. C. Train Nos. 78 and 14 runs via Wilson and Fayetteville—Short Line—and makes close connection for all points North. J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. i«7ILMlNGTON, COLUMBIA A TT AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effect June 3. 1894. SOUTH BOUND. No. 55. Leave Wilmington 3.40 p m Marion 6 31 p m Arrive Florence 7.10 p m No. 00. Leave Florence 7.35 p m Sumter 8.46 p m Leave Sumter 8.48 p in Arrive Columbia 10.10 p in No. 58. Leave Florence 8.15 a m Arrive Sumter 4 21 a m No. 52. Leave Snmter 10.00 a m Arrive Columbia 11.20 am No. 52 runs through from Charles ton via Central Railroad; leaving Lanes 8-43 a m, Manning 9 25 a m. NORTH BOUND. Leave Columbit No. 51. . 4.30 a m Sumter... . 5.53 a m Arrive Florence . 7.10 a m Liave Florence No. 56. Marion Arrive Wilmington Leave Columbia No. 53. 4.20 pm Arrive Sumter .... 6.60 p m Leave Columbia No. 59. Sumter Arrive Florence Teachers’ Examination. T HE annual examination of teach ers for the public schools of Darlington county will be held at the eonrt house on Friday. Oct. 19th. A. J. A. PERRITT, Sch. Com., D. C. \ No 53 runs thiouau to cnarleston via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 6.28 p m Lanes 7.06 p m, charleston 8.40 p m. Trains on Manchester and Augusta B. R-, leave Florence daily except Sun day, 8.15 a. m., arrive Denmark 6.17 a. u. Returning leave Denmark 3.58 p. in., arrive Florence 7.05 p. m. Trains on Wilmington, Chad bourn and Conway Railroad leave Chad- bourn at 10.10 a m, arrive at Conway 12.80 p m, returning leave Conway at 2:00 p. m., arrive Chadbourn 4:50 p. m. Leave Chadbourn 6.35 p m arrive at Hub • 20 p. m. Re turning leave Hub 8.15 a m, arrive at Chadbourn 9.00 a m. Daily exopet Sunday. JOHN F. DIVINE. G*a1 8«p% ’ 4