The Darlington news. (Darlington, S.C.) 1875-1909, December 19, 1895, Image 3
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TH£ MYSTERY OF THE ALDERS
ST tliOUSCS WAKDIK.
CBAPTBB VIL
Very soon stter Ssrah's smnewhmt
harsh'and uncalled-for reproof of mj
vanity I began to suffer a punishment
(or it. The country air, which had
brought unwonted roses to my checks
while the weather was tine and dry, af
fected me very differently when, in the
first days of September, the rain fell
daily in a steady, continuousdownpour
that turned part of the marsh from a
swamp into a stagnant unwholesome
lake. The air round the house seemed
never free from mist: the lower part oi
tins garden that touched the marsh was
a bog; the inoss grew greener and
thicker on the pillars of the portico,
the untnmmed ivy that clung round
the house and made it so beautiful
dripped all day long, and bright green
stains grew broa er and broader down
t. j side of that wing of the house w here
JJr. and Mrs. Rayner’s room was.
1 often wondered why they slept
there. I knew by the doors and win
dows that the ground-floor of that wing
contained two rooms, a large and a
snnll one. Mv own was in the same
wing, but on the story above; and over
mine was a turret that looked out high
above the trees, but which was not
used, so far as I knew. Haidee slept
on the ground-floor in a cot In the
dr.ssing-room next to her parents’ bed
room, I knew, while the nursery and
servants’ rooms and several spare rooms
were on the upper story beside my own.
Why did not Mr. and Mrs. kaynet
make one of these their own, and lift
themselves out of the reeking damp
which must be poisonous to aclicate
Mrs. RaynerP Even I, who slept in
the upper story, soon began to loss my
color and my appetite, and to feel at
first languid, and then really ill. 1
showed the change more quickly than
any oite, being less used to the place;
but little fragile Haidee soon followed
suit, and grew more wan and listless
than ever, until one day, putting her
little dry hand in mine, she said:
“Yon are getting thin and white,
too, like mamma and me. We'll all
go away and be angels together, Miss
( liristie, now you have begun to lore
me. ”
I b u ™t into tears; I had begun to
love the fairy-like little creature long
before, if she had only known it. Ami,
after that, without any more explana
tion or comment, the sympathy be
tween the child and me was perfect
Rut although the little one’s iov«
was a great solace it also brought
fresh trouble. For in Mrs. Ray-
ner’s dull eyes I could see s
Dame of jealousy when the child
would rest her languid little head upon
my knee and aay: “ Tell me a story.
Miss Christie, about fairies." I thought
Mrs. Rayner very unreasonable, and
from pitying came almost to dis
like her." It was unreasonable to ex
pect to retain the child’s undivided af
fection when she gave her no attention,
and yet at meals, when wo ail mst
t(ii’*her, she seemed to look at Haidee
with strained, wistful eyes, as if she
loved the child, yet dared not show it.
But what was there to prevent her, ex
cept the shroud of reserve she seemed
to nave wrapped round herself?
The weather had been so bad that for
two Sundays we had not been able tc
go to church at all. So we knew noth
ing of what was going on in the parish
for two whole weeks. We did not havs
to wait until the church-porch gather
ing on the following Sunday, though;
for on the second day after the weather
“1 must apologise ror returning „
soon, but I hud f have lost a stone from
my rmg, and I think It must have
dropped out while 1 \ hi fumbling atthe
gate just now. It is much easier to
open from the outside.”
“Do you think fo? W« don’t find
any difference,” I said, simply.
He gave me a quick fnqniaitjvn.
glance and a half smile, and then
turned back to the gate and began !
searching about in the gravel. Polite
ness obliged me to help him. He fast
ened his horse's rein round the gate-
post and showed me the ring, and I
saw the hole where there was a stone
missing. Suddenly I reiji"jnbered that;
while we stood mider the shed that,
Sunday in the rain, I had notieed the
same hole in the same ring, and with I
this recollection came a thought which i
brought the color to my fao i amj made
my heart beat faster. And the thought
was that Mr. Reade (mist know how
long ago ho had lost that stone. And 1
from that moment a spirit of daring
mischief came into me, and I would
not condescend to pretend to look
about any longer; but I patted the
horse a neck and glanced every now
and then at his master, and thought
how foolish k j looked hpnting about
for what he knew he should not find.
Then he looktd up, red with stooping.
lujon row*, auu me trait ar me-apper-
most one waa sunk through a 1fttie
Date. 1 took up the rose which carried
the note and carefully tllpped It off. ft
contained these words:
“ For Mias Christie, with the sincere
apologies pf some one who wookl not
1 have offended her forth* whole world.”
; I did not know the Wiping, but I
knew whom It wss from. I (Junk, if J
had been quite gufa that no One could
have seen me, I should have raised the
note to my lips, I was so happy; but I
S it it Into my pocket am} returned to
e house with my flower*. I put
them In water as soon as I pad sneaked
; np-syurs to my room with them. I
. slept that night with ths note undai
' my pillow.
CHAPTER Via
“You are gettingpale again, my
dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to .me the
very next momiug. “We must (imi
some means of bringing those most be-
U ■[ your ehceks
hard at those
tasks, I am
cemlng rosea back to
again. You work too
self-imposed
afraid."
evening
and caught me smiling, and he bad to
bite his lip In order not to smile him
self as he walked np to me.
“I can't find It. It isn’t of any eon-
seqnenoe; 1 aha'n’t look any longer,"
he said. *
anch a pity to
lade!” I
“Oh, but It wooM be
lose such a large stone, Mr. R
said, boldly. ‘Til tell the gardener to
hunt for it, and Sam the boy, and Jane
the kitchen-maid. She has sharp eyes;
she might spend an hour or two hunt
ing,” I murmured, confidentially,
while he protested.
And I think he began to snspect my
good faith; and we both got into suen
a giggling excited state that It was
very difficult to go on talking, and 1
was glad when some of my flowers fell
down and Mr. Reade had to pick them
up, and we had time to regam a little
of our lost composure.
“You are fond of flowers. Miss
Christie?”
“Oh yes, but the rain has spoiled the
best of them.”
"The rain spoils a good many things
' ‘ ok nearly as well as
ct
here. You don't lool
you did a week or two ago.’ I expei
it is ths damn of this plane. You
might as well live in a cave as in this
house during a rainy s-ason. Don’t
you find vour health is affected by it?"
“Ills damp, I kn >w;butit isn'thalf
so bad for me, who am strong, ps It Is
for Mrs. Rayner or for little Haidee."
“But they can’t help themselves,
poor things, while it lies in your own
power whether yon will put up with it
or not"
“Yonmean thatloughtto go awav."
“No, no, I don’t mean that" said he,
hastily.
“But that is wbstyou advised me to
do," said I, looking up, surprised.
“Oh, np. Indeed I don’t Mr. JJitvnKH
I am getting very lagy; 1 have® t dons
iv thing for two or three nights. ”
The fact was that I had felt
an
) fact was that I
aid sven to sit down
and
too lan-
wfite, and
fftxk ___
had wasted the last two evenings list
lessly turning over the pages of a book
I had not ream
“Ah, then you ^rant ehitnge of *fri
Now how to give it you without letting
yon go away—for we ean’t spare you
even for a week! Ysu will think me a
magician If I proonre you change of
air without leaving this house, won’t
you, Misj Christ**? Yet i think I can
manage lb"
I laughed at these premises; but ths
very next day I mot a workman upon
the staireasa, and Mr. Rayner asked
me mysteriously at dinner whether 1
bad seen his familiar spirit about, ad
ding that the spirit wore a paper cap
and a dirty artisan's suit, and smelt of
beer. Thst spirit pervaded the house
for two days. I met him in my room,
measaring my bedstead; in the passage
carrying rolls of wall paper, and I
heard the sound of heavy boots in ths
turret above my room. On the even
ing of the fourth day, while I was
quietly writing in the school-room after
tea, Mr and Mrs Rayner and Hardee
came In and condncted me in a formal
processor* up-stairs, up the narrow
windi,.g turr t-staircase tliat I had so
often w ink-., to explore, and opening
the door of ttie one room ths turret
contained, Mr. Rayner, in a short but
elaborate speech, begged to install me
as the “imprisoned i’rinoess of the en
chanted tower."
1 gave a cry of delight It was an
octagonal room, the four sides which
overlooked the marsh containing each
a window, while in one of the other
sides wss a small flro-place with a
bright firs burning. The carpet was
new, the wall-paper was new; there
were two easy-chairs, one on each side
of the fire, a writing-table and a Japan-
Dull? Ah, yes! But now that you esc screen, besides the furniture of my
had at hist grown fine again, we heard
the sound of a horse’s hoofs coming
down the drive. Mr. Rayner thfiew
open the window and stepped out on
to the broad apace of gravel before ths
front of the house.
“Hallo, Laurence, you are as wel
come as the dove was to the ark! Com*
In, come in. We have had no visitors
lately, but an occasional mermaid cams
up tne river from the sea and over
flowed into onr garden.”
“Can’t come In, thanks, Mr. R.iynei
—I’m too much splashed; the roads are
awful still. I’ve only come with a note
from Mrs. Manners to Mrs. Rayner."
“Nonsensel Come in, mud and all."
So he tied up his horse and came In.
Mrs. Manners ws-i the clergyman’s
wife, and generally sent her notes by
one of her half-dozen boys; and I con
fess I thought, when I heard what a
flimsy sort of errand had brought Mr.
Reade, that perhaps some other silly
motive hud brought him.
But I was disappointed. Mr. Reade
devoted all his conversation to Mr. and
Mrs. Rayner and did not notice me
even when I made aremark.
I confess I was piqued that he should
ignore my presence altogether, and
thinking I would take a small and im
potent revenge by ignoring his, 1
slipped out into the garden and began
to gather flowers for the tea-table. I bad
my hands half full when Mr. Read*
came out and mounted his horse. 1
wss near the bottom of the drive when
I heard him ridfeby behind me. I did
not look around until he called out:
“Good afternoon, Miss Christie;" and
then I just turned mv head ovei; my
shoulder and said, stiffly: “Good after
noon, 1 ’ and went on with U” task. He
rode on to the gate, and then he
stopped, and presently I hoard him ut
ter Impatient ejaculations, and I looked
and aaw that he * i fumbling with hii
whip at the fasten!.ig of the gate-
“ How stupid he is not to get off and
open It with hi* fingers!" I thought,
contemptuously.
However, he still continued to maks
ineffectual efforts to raise the heavy
latch. I stood watching the struggle
Intently. It seemed to me thst he de
liberately missed all the best opportu
nities, and I was frowning with impa
tience, when he suddenly looked up
snd his eyes met mine. There was
nothing for it then but in common ci
vility to go and open the gate for him
myself; so I opened it wide without a
smile. ,
“Thank yon, thank yon. I wouldn t
have given you so mueh trouble for
worlda If only this brute would stand
still!" t ,
“Pray don’t mention it It Is no
trouble at all,” I said, icily. . „ T
And he raised his hat and rode off. I
had such a curiously hurt and disap
pointed feeling—I could not tell why;
out I supposed that being a dependent
I was naturally very sensitive.
“I dare say he wouldn’t have let
open the gate for him if I hadn t been
only a governess,” 1 thought ■* » * um P
came into my throat.
And the flowers I was looking at be
gan to grow misty, when again I heard
hoofs behind me and the latch of the
f »to go, and, glancing round, I saw
Ir. Reade on horseback inside the
gate. He had opened it without any
difficulty this time. He seemed to look
a little embarrassed, and, Jumping off
^1* hone, he led him toward »». »/•
have grown attached to—the place
and—and Mrs. Rayner—”
"No, indeed I haven’t” I Inter
rupted. “I don’t like her at all. Hike
the house in spite of the damp, and I
like Haider, and Jane the kitchen-
maid, ami Mr. Rayner, I said, quietly.
“ You like Mr." Rayner, you say?
Then I suppose our sympathies must
be as far apart as the pol^. For
old room. It looked so bright and so
pretty that my eyes danced with plcas-
nro at the sight and I could not speak
while Mr. Rayner explained that now
I should he high and dry out of the
damp, and he expected me to become
red-faced and healthy-looki&g immedi
ately—and that I was to nave a fire
whenever I liked now, and cne every
he i day when it began to grow colder.
seems to me the most intolerable snob j “I don’t know what to say.
that ever existed, and so selfish and I know how to thank ysu,
heartless as to be ontside the pale of
humanity.”
This tirade amazed me; but It also
made me angry. I could not let him
abuse a person whom I liked, and who
had been consistently kind to me,
without protest.
“ You surely can not lodge him so
well as I, a member of his household,”
said I, coolly. “ Whether he is a snob
or not I can not tell, because I don’t
quite know what it mee.na But I do
know that he is kind to his wif* and
his children and servants and depend
ents and—"
“ Kind to his wife, do you say? I
should not call it kindness to shut np
my wife in the darkest, dampest cor
ner of a dark, damp boose, until she is
_ spiritless and silent as a specter,
and then invent absurd lies to account
for the very natural change in her
looks and spirits.”
“What do you mean? What Hear’
“ The stories he told you about her
when you first came. He would never
have tried them or any one but an un
suspecting girl, and, of courss, he
never thought you would repeat them
to me."
I wish I hadn't!” said L Indig
nantly. “ What proof have you that
the things he told me were not true?”
“No proof, Miss Christie, but a
man's common sense," said he excited
ly—“no more proof than of another
feet of which I am equally certain, that
he as surely killing his wife a* if he
were making her orink poison.”
“How dare yon aay such a thing? Yon
ean not judge a man fairly until you
ha^e seen niro in hi* own hoin©, I
have seen Mr. Rayner among his fam
ily; I have played'for him, walked with
him, had long talks with him; and 1
must surely know him better than you,
who have only an ordinary outside ao-
quaintance with him.”
Mr. Reade drew himself up very
stiffly, and the color rushed to his fore
head. He was getting really angry.
“No doubt, Miss Christie, you know
him a great deal better than I do. I
have never played f->r him, and I have
not found either walks or talks with
him particularly delightful. But then
I dare say bo did not trv so hard^to bo
irreeable to me as be di 1 to you
elm
Elm
I don’t
said 1,
of the
most pained by the "extent
dness showered upon me.
I tried to include Mrs. Rayner in my
thanks; but she hung back almost un
graciously, end seemed to have been
drawn into tins demonstration against
her will. She was the last to leave the
room, *.n4 just before going gave me s
keen look from her great eyes and
said:
“Are yon not afraid of sleeping so
far from every one? Or do you prefer
It?"
“No, I don’t prefer it. But there is
nothing to be afraid of. Is there?” I
answered, shyly.
She glanced toward the door, and.
saying hurriedly: “Oh, no, of course
not! 1 hope you will be comfortable.
Miss Christie," she left the room.
Afraid! No, of course I was not
afraid; I never had minded sleeping
jway from every body else. I wished
Mrs. Rayner had not put the idea into
S y head, though. But I waa too happy
my new abode t* trouble myself with
Idle fears. I founa that, by opening
out my screen in a particular position,
1 could complete^ hide the bed and
wash-stand, and make mysalf a
real sitting-room; then I sat down by
Bie fire in one of th« arm-chairs and
esve myself up to the enjoyment of
Oils new piece of good fortune; and 1
was still gazing into the fire With my
feet oozlfy wanning, when 1 heard
$arah coining «P the stair*. I knew
her footstep, ana I would rather not
have heard what I considered hpr ill-
omened tread on this first evening in
my new room. For I knew that Sarah
disliked me, and even the faet that she
hsd brought me up some coals to re
plenish my fire did not reconcile me to
her presence. 1 tried to be friendly,
however, and, when I had thanked her
for her trouble, I said:
“I wonder this nice room has been
neglect ! “O long. Ha* no one ever
nsed it. Ssi'.h?"
“Mr. R.T-i.er nsed to use it for a
study," said she, shortly. “I don't
know why b« gave it np; I suppose it
wss too high up. That was six months
ago, before yon camfe.”
“It’S along way from any body else s
room, Sarah, inn t it?"
v j- i *„ "Mine 1* the nearest, and 1 haveears
yeeable to me as he dr to you._^ 1ik „ «> TO u needn’t be fright.
agroeanie to me as ue u, , ik nee j|p„. needn’t be fright
Tic said this in asn^n'.g tone which f n , ton « wh , P h re.ll;
Kenno-ht the hot blood to my face. I . 4K._ ^^,1
brought the hot blood to my
tried to answer, but my voice would
not come. I turned away sharply, and
left him. He followed me a few stops
down the drive, with apologies to
which 1 was too angry and too much
hurt to listen. I said-
I left
alleys
grat-
Don't speak to me now, ' 11
“I can t bear it;” and, turning,
him, and fled away through the
into the house. ,
Luckily I managed to keep baek
tears, so that I could return to the
drawing-room with the flower* I had
gathered before they began to wonder
where I had been so long. Mr*.
ZTXX&isZJ&t ^ *•
tractions of ths annual school-treat— you!
should be sent in to her within “?* .J, ^
and whether Mis* Christie w hardfy took the trouble to
Mrs. Manners within the nvxtfcw days
sounded more menacing than conso!
i*>K-
“It will be rather lonely on a stormy
night.”
“Oh, you won’t want for compai
dare ssy!” she said, with a harsh |
ing laugh.
“Why, all the company I am likely
to get up her* is burglars,” I answered,
lugubriously.
The start she gave startled me In my
turn. _ m
“Burglars! What burglars? What
are you talking about?"
1 looked up amazed at the effect of
mr words on Sarah, whom, of all peo-
« . 1.1 I ^ U. . 1.1 awevrSwtol—
haired girt* wbo sat to the ItowJe*
pew. and who had evidently spared no
Wpenee on rather tasteless and unbe
coming toilets. I caught mv self feel
ing not sorry that they were (il-dressed,
ana glad that one wss plain and that
the One who wae pretty was dreadfully
freckled; and 1 wondered how It was
that I had grown so Ill-natured. Mr.
Laurence Reade sat between them, snd
fee shared his hymn-book with the pret
ty one; and I did so wish it had Wn
wtyh the plain one! And when we came
out of church, and he and hit sisters
and the two girls trooped out together.
I the breaking up of the group left him
! to pair off again with the prottr one.
j I remember i a tiring, as Haidee and
II walked homo together, that the
midges teased me more than they had
| ever done that summer, that the sun
was more scorching, and that It was
, just i s dusty as if we had not had any
I rain at ail. It waa a horrid day.
Mr. I’ayner asked us at dinner, if
i we had noticed the two girls with the
pretty hair in Mr. Roadr's pew, and
said that he had heard that the one
! with the blue eyes was the future Mrs.
Laurence Roads and that it wonld ha
an excellent match for both of them.
And that afternoon the heat and the
midges and the dust were worse than
ever.
The next day Haidee and I had to
go to the village shop with a list of
articles which I felt sure we would not
get there. But It was Mr. Rayner’s
nobby to encourage local trade, so we
bad to go once a week znd tease the
(elfish old man, who was its sole repre
sentative, for the few articles he kept
As we passed Geldham Park I saw Mr.
Reads, his sisters and the two strangers
on the lawn. As we were going by
Mr. Reade jumped np from toe grass
where he had been reclining. I had
been in the shop some mi. tites tapping
vainly on the counter when Mr. Reade
dashed into the shop and greeted me
with ranch surprise. When he had
asked after Mr. and Mrs. Ruyzcr there
was a pause, and he seemed (q look to
me to continue the conversation; but I
could think of nothing to say. So he
roamed about, digging his cane into
the cheese and knocking down a Jar of
snuff, which he earefullv qepaped to
gether with his foot ami shoveled b^ck.
dust and all. Into : ,e ar, while 1 still
tapped and still nobody came.
> must be at dinner,” said I, re
signedly. “In that case we shall have to
wah."
For 1 knew Mr. Bowies. So Mr.
Reade sce.od himself or the counter.
“Ccnvenlont places those village
-herar JZ,' ‘ s.Md he.
■Yx 1" jtx: don’t caw what yon
get,nor hov stole it la,"saidI,sharply.
lie lang! .ed, but I did not intend to
be funny ct all.
“ I qams In only for some"—here he
looked round the shop and his eye*
rested on a pile of uusty toys—“fot
pome marbhs. I thought they would
to for the school-treat, , ou know."
I a# determined not to be drawn
Into another trie-a-'ete with him, so I
turned to leave the shop. Bat he
stopped me.
“Old Bowles can’t be mueh longer,”
Said he, rather pleadingly. “ 1—I
wanted to ask yon if you were any bet
ter. I thought last ‘Sunday you were
looking awfully UL"
“Last Sunday?”—and 1 thought of
those girls. "I was never better in
my life, thank you. And I am quite
well. Mr. and Mrs. Rayner have put
me Into the turret to keep me out of
the damp. It Is the best room In all
the house.”
“Best room in the aouse? Then
Mr. Rayner doesn't sleep in the house
at all,” said he. In a low voice, but
with much decision.
1 got np from the on* enalr and
tamed to my pupil
“Come, Haidee!"
“No.no; that Is revenge,” said he.
“Don’t let us quarrel again. Mr. Ray-
tier is an angel. No, no, not that!’’—
for 1 was turning away again. “H*
has his faults; but he la as near perfec
tion as a man can bo. Then von are
very happy at the Alders now?"
“Yes, thank you.”
“And you have no great trouble*?”
•Yes. I have—Sarah.”
“Sarah? That Is one of the servants,
tan’t It?”
“ Yes. She Is a very Important per
son in the household, mueh more so
than Mm. Rayner.”
“Oh! And she is a trouble to you?"
“Yes; I'm afraid of her. She doesn’t'
like me. And whenever I used to give
her letters to post 1 never got any an
swers to them. ’
1 tapped vigorously on the counter
again, and Mr. Bowles came in, declar
ing it was ths first sound ho had heard.
He happened for a wonder to have a
few thing* I wanted, and, while he was
doing them np, Mr. Reade found an
oppor * mity to whisper:
“You got inyflowers?”
“ Yes; thank you; it was very kind ol
yOU to send them."
“Bring them," corrected he. “What
did you do with them?"
I remembered the fair-haired girt
and my resolve to ho discreet
“I put them in water, and when they
Were dead 1 threw them away ”
“Threw them away?”
“Yes, of course; one doesn't
dead flowers,” said I, calmly; but
hurt me to say it, for the words seemed
to hurt him. It is very hard to be dis
creet
He said no more, bnt took his parcel
and left the shop, saluting mo very
coldly. I had taken up my parcel and
was going out too, when Haidee'* soft
voice broke In:
“You’ve got Mr. Reade’* marbles,
and he has gone off with mamma’s
wool and toe curtain-hooks, Mias
Christie I”
He had inarched off so fast that I had
to run down the lane after him before
ho h ard mo call: “Mr. Reade!” W*
laughed a little at ths mistake. And
then, remorseful and blushing, I said,
burriedlu
•T did keep one of the roses, Mr.
Reade—the one with the not* on it;”
and then 1 ran back to Haidee, without
looking up. Whether he was engaged
or not,l could not be ungracious about
those lovely flowers.
Then Hoidua and I went home to
SStajiar. .
1x6" BKCOITTISCRD.]
WHY?
Simply because we have the stock of goods
and arc selling them at the right price.
People come into our store and
purchase with the utmost
confidence, knowing full
well that should any
purchases he
unsatisfac
tory,
THEY CAN BE RETURNED,
HID MODE! Will BE REFUNDED.
ROAD.
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C. 8. * N
i ■avks ro>:
TIME.
Florence,
*7.80 a. m.
Hartsville,
*0.20 a. m.
Wades boro.
+» bln. in.
Florence,
t« rx r , m.
M
t4 30 p. m.
♦1
+7 20 a. m.
Hartsville,
, Sumter.
Bennettsville,
t8.06 p. m.
t7 25 a. m.
t8 00 p, m.
..
00 p. in.
Sumter,
(2 05 p. m.
•Sunday only. tDaily except Sun
day. J Monday*. Wednesday* and
Fridays, (Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
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03
1. J. BID
CLOTHING
We have one of the largest and
best assorted stocks of
CLOTZECIIsrQ-
ever opened in Darlington, and
we honestly believe that we are
selling more clothing than all the
other merchants in Darlington
combined. A\el
This is one of our pet
Hamburger’s t departments. If you
desires to announce that,
she is now prepared to
serve her friends and
the public generally
with a full line of
FUlui wra ELIKT,
Fancy Notions, &c., at
lowe d prices. Call and
examine both Goods
and prices,
M» B:n
handle St rouse
Brothers’ high
grade clothing,
fine clothing &
several other
good brands.
We are simply
Headquarters:
want a shoe to fit and
to wear well, you make
a mistake if you don’t
give us a look: we han
dle Drew Selby’s fine
Darlington.
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for clothing in | shoes for ladies; Wm. J
Kneeland’s and Wm.
Dorsch’s fine shoes for
men. Every pair guar
anteed.
■M-H- H , ‘M‘ H *'4'4 II M“I H I I
DRESS GOODS.
This is our “hobby.” In this depart
ment (like in our clothing room) we are
doing the business.
\VYhY*Y\V\VhVVA vO :v v'j $ S^\ s .\\Q
If you need any
thing in Dry 7 Goods,
Clothing, Shoes, &c.,
and can’t find it at
“Why, I have more courage than
ou!” I said, laughing lightly, “I’m
ot afraid of them. Would you bs
fraid to sleep up here alone, Sarah?
our store, ycu
have to leave
to find it.
will
town
Mrs. Manners
to settle what should be
the work. I was deli;
thought of this little excitement,
“t once decided to accept «** b
tion.
her share of
gbted at the
citement, and
the invit*-
eves were fixed upon me as I spoke, a*
if she would, and almost as if aha could,
penetrate to mv inmost soul. Then,
If satisfied with the result of her
scrutiny, she relapsed into her usual
bard, cold manner, and, answering my
good-night shortly, left me alone.
The next day was Sunday, and there
werstwostrangere in ehureh. TW
m FOR SALE.
L ots and parcels of land
for sale by the Darlinstcn I.sn I
Improvement Company, who will •‘ell on
terms one-third cash, balance to salt
purchaser, lots of * sere to ot) a. res, lo-
ealed where desired on our property.
Our lands are go el fer.ninic Ismis for
all kinds of crops, as well as heing Iocs- .
ted in or near onr town All persons
desiring to purchase will pleaee cell ou ;
the undersigned, who will afford every 1
facility to purchaser* to examine oar |
property. We believe we offer rare In-
ducements for inveetora.
J. J WARD.
Pres, ft Tit**., D. L. L Co.
<V t. *1 -Im. j
Yolms For Business,
SLIGH &
RUCKER.
Health Ordinance.
Darlington, 8. C., June 24, l'-9S
B E n ORDERED AND ORDAINED:
That the following Utiles bihI
Regulations, passed and adopted by
(he Hoard of Health of the town of
Darlington, 8. C., having been ap
proved In' tbe Town Council of the
town of Darlington, 8. C., are hereby
declared to be Ord nances of the said
Town.
W. F. DARO \N,
J. W EVANS. Mayor.
Clerk.
RjLKg AND RKtlULATIOVS OP THK
Board op Health op thk Town
OP DAKLINUTOa, 8. G., OlADK UP
Fatten Junk 24th, lsl>5.
Rule 1. That any person, who. in
any manner, hinders or oln-truels the
Health Officer of thin Board, or any
member of this Hoard, or any author
ized Officer of the I own acting under
authority of the Board, in the inspec
tion of premises within thwTowu I tu
fts; or in the abatement of any nui
sance, which, in the opinion of the
Hoard, is deemed prejudicial to the
public health; or It. the dischsrtre •'
any duties prescritied by the said
Hoard of Health, tor the correction
and preservation of the sanitary cou-
dftton of the Town, sua.i ou puuisii. d
by a fine ot not more than Fifty I ol-
lars, <>■ by imprisonment not (tedd
ing thirty torevery such oliei.se.
Rule 11. That anyperson who re
fuses or neglects to abate or remove
my nuisance, or anym'tter. or any
.liing, which, in the opinion of the
Hoard of Health, is likely to endan-
:er the public health, after having
oeen directed to do so by the Hea'lh
Officer, or any member of .aid Hoard
>f Health, shall be puuslied by a fine
T not less than Fifteen Dollars or by
imprisonment not exceeding thirty
lays for every such offense; and in
<ueh event ot said refusal and neglect
it shall he the duty of the Health Of
ficer to have removed or abated such
nuisance; and all expenses incurred
by reason of such removal or abate-
iue‘ taheli be recoveed, as is legally
orovided fo , from the tenant or own
er of the property on whicn said nui
sance is found.
Rule III- That any p< rson who al
lows a dead animal to lemain on at y
premises within the cor|>orate limits
>f the Town to him or her belugiug,
>r by him or her controlled, foa long
nr period than twenty fonr hours,
shall be paniahed by a Ann o uot less
than Five Dollars, or by n.prison-
ment not exceeding thirty days.
Rule IV. That on and after Dec. 31,
prox , ft shall be unlaw for any
person or persons to keepany hog or
hogs on any premises within the cor
porate limits of the Towi g;aud any
l>erson or persons so doi n hall b> n
punished by a fine of not less than
Ten Dollars, or by imprison) ut i ft
exceeding thirty days, or both, at the
discretion of said Hoard of Health, or
Rule V' Section 1. That it shall
be the duty of ail physicians practic
ing within the town to report to the
8ecretary of the said Board of Health
the names and residences of all per-
,ons coming under their professional
care who are afflicted with any conta
gions or infectious disease: said re
port to be made to the Secretary, eith
er verbally or In writing, within two
days after such disease is contracted.
Se< tion 2. That ft shall l.e the du
ty of all physicians and mid-wives to
report to tbe Secretary of this Board
,11 births, together with sex and race,
happening within the corp rate lim
its of the Town; said report to be de-
ivered to the Secretary of the Board,
•i her verbally oi in writing, within
two days after occurrence of such
■irth or births.
Section 3. That it shall be the du-
y of all physicians and uudrtakers lo
epoih to (tie Secretary ot thh Board
lldeaths occurring within the eor-
orate limils ot the Town together
with cause of death, name, residence,
ige and race of deceased; said re; ort
o be delivered, either verbally or m
writing, within two days alter sueh
leath or deaths.
Section 4. Any physician, ruidr* ife
>r undertaker failing to comply with
the requirements of this Rule will be
fine*’ not less than Five Dollars or
more than Fifty Dollars at tbe dis
cretion of said Hoard
Rule VI. That t sha'I lie <he duty
of tlie Health Officer of this Hoard to
visit and personally inspect .11 ptcm-
ises within the corporate limits of the
Town; and any premises found to he
in an anhtaltliy or unsanitary condi
tion, the owner or tenant thereof will
lie punished by a flue of from One
Dollar to Fifty Dollaxt. <-r imprison
ment net exceeding thirty days, or
both, st the diM-retion of said Hoard.
HnleVlI. That any p« i*< n » ho ob
structs in any way ihe drains, wat. r-
course* or diohes of the Town, or
who throws p pe rugs, trash, . t -
l>age 0* any «• he- refui-e mu le- r
the streets, or • n the Fubli air,
or no or about • ithcr o* me banks of
Swift' reek Ol who<io«rsit .lire'
I in any of such places, shall l>epu
ed by a fine of I ot less than One
; Ur or more than Ten Dollars,
i imprisonment lor not ’ess than I
I days, or both, it, the d beret iou of*
i Board.
By order of be Boa • d •
W. J. UAKNER, M. r
D. P. L1DE,
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