The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 23, 1907, Image 7
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^ . By BOOTH TARKINCTON.
j AMVor of "Ckorry." "Moo?ievr Be*.u
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Copyright, 1906, by Harper & Brothers |
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rir"UeveiT"never~i?arn enough to keep
out o* trouble, even when I see It
comin*! But that gen'leniau friend of
mine?Mr. Nashville Cory's his name? i
he kind o* coaxed me into it. and he's
right comical when he's with ladies,
and he's good company, and he says.
"Claudine. we'll dance the light fanKr
tastic,' he says, and 1 kind o' wanted
something cheerful. I'd be'n workin'
steady quite a spell, and it looked' like
he wanted to show me a good time, so
I went, and that's what started it."
Now that she had begun she babbled
on with ber story, at times incoherently,
full of excuses made to herself
? ? ? *K? ? ( ?t*,l nirifiillr ninlrtl vnr.
UJUrr UJUU IV aim. |?iuu,v . __ . v..
ing to convince herself that the responsibility
for the n^ldle she had
made was not her*. *Mr. Cory tolJ
me my busban.l was drinkin' and
. wouldn't know about it. and. 'Besides,'
he says, 'what's the odds':' Of course
1 knowed there was trouble between
him and Mr. Fear?that's my husband
?a good while ago. when Mr. Fear up
and laid him out. That was before me
and Mr. Fear got married; I hadn't
? even bc'n to Canaan then: I was on
the stage. I was on the stage quite
awhile in Chicago before I got acquainted
with thy husband."
"You were ou the stage?" Ariel exclaimed
involuntarily.
"Yes. ma'am?livin' pitchers at Goldberg's
rat'skeller. and amunchoo:
nights I nearly always done a sketch
with gen'leman friend. That's the
way I met Mr. Fear. He seemed to be
real struck with me right away, and
soon as 1 got through my turn he ast
me to order whatever I wanted. He's
always gen'lemanlike when he ain't
had too much, and even then he vurry.
vurry seldom acks rough uuless he'9
jealous. That was the trouble yesterday.
I never would of gone to the
Beach If I'd dreamed what was com.
In'! When we got there I saw Mikethat
the gen'leman that runs tb>
Beach?lookin' at my company and me
kind of anxious, and pretty soon he ;
got me away from Mr. Cory and told |
me what's what. seems mis vory
only wanted me to go with him to
make my husband mad. and he'd took
good care that Mr. Fear heard I'd be i
there with him. An' he'd be'u hangin'
around me every time he struck town
Jest to make Mr. Fear mad?the fresh ]
r* thing! You see, he wanted to make .
my husband start something again. !
this Mr. Cory did. and he wa9 fixed i
for it." .
"I don't understand." said Ariel.
"It's this way: If Mr. Fear attacked
Mr. Cory. why. Mr. Cory could shoot ;
birn dowu and claim self defense. You ,
see. it would be easy for Mr. Cory, because
Mr. Fear nearly killed him when
tliey had their first trouble, and that 1
would give Mr. Cory a good excuse to
shoot If Mr. Fear jest only pushed him.
That's the way it is with the law. Mr.
Cory could wipe out their old score and
git oT scot free."
j[ | "Surely not!"
"Yes. ma'am, that's the way it would
Ka in,i whon tnlil me that Mr.
Cory- had got me out there Jest to pro- I
vokeruy husband I went straiRbt up to
biw afed bosun to Rive him a piece of 1
icy miiul. I didn't talk loud, because I
never was one to make a disturbance
and start trouble the way some do.
and right while I was talkin' we both j
see my husband pass the window. Mr. i
Cory give a kind of yelling laugh and
put bis arm round me Jest as Mr. Fear ;
cotoe in the door. Aud then It all happened
so quick that you could hardly
tell what was goln' ou. Mr. Fear, we J
found afterward, bad promised Mr. |
Louden that he wouldn't come out ;
there, but he took too much?you could
see that by the look of him?and fer- j
got his promise?fergot everything but
me and Cory, I guess.
"He come right up to us. where I was !
tryiu' to git away from Cory's arm?It i
was the left one he bad around me and j
the other behind bis back?and neither j
of 'em said a word. Cory kept on ;
laughin' loud as he could, and Mr. Fear !
struck him In the mouth. He's little,
but be can bit awful bard, and Mr.
Cory let out a screech, and I see bis
gun go off right In Mr. Fear's face. I
thought, but it wasn't. It only scorch- 1
ed him. Most of the other gen'lemeo ,
bad run, but Mike made a dive and '
managed to knock the gun to one aids j
Jest barely In time. Then Mike and
three or four others that come oul
TTOm IK* IJI LIU U1IUKS BC|/aiuivu v.... ....
of 'em fight!n' to git at each other.
They locked Mr. Cory up iir Mike's
room and took Mr. Fear over to where
they hitch the horses. Then Mike sent
for Mr. Louden to come out to talk to j
my husbaud and take care of hlin? j
b?(s the only one cau do anything with ,
fifth when he's like that?but before
MI Loudeu could grt there Mr. Fear
br^fe loose and run through a cornfield
arf^got away?at least they couldn't j
rind him. And Mr. Cory Jumped throagh j
:t window and slid down luto one of !
Mike's boats, so they'd both gone. I
Wheu Mr. Louden come be only stayed
long enough to hear what had happened
aud started out to find Happy?that'a '
my husband. He's bound to keep them '
apart, but he hasu't found Mr. Tear
? . yet or he'd be here."
, Ariel had sunk back in her chair.
"Why should your husband hide?" she
asked Is a low voice.
^fe.
"Waitin* fer his chance at Cory," the
woman answered huskily. "I expect
ho'a afraid the eons are after him. too.
on account of the trouble, and he
doesn't want to git locked up till he's
met Cory again. They aiu't after kirn,
but ho may not know It. They haven't
heard of the trouble. I reckon, or
they'd of run Cory in. He's around
towu today, drinkiu' heavy, and I
guess he's lookin' fer Mr. Fear about
as hard as Mr. Louden is." She rose
to her feet, lifted her coarse hands and
dropped them despairingly. "Oh. I'm
scared:" she said. "Mr. Fear's be'u
mighty good to me."
A slow and tired footstep was heard
upon the stairs, and Joe's dog ran into
the room droopingly, wagged his tail
with no energy and crept under the
desk. Mrs Fear wheeled to\\?*d the
door and stooi.. rigid, her hands^Liched
tight, her whole body still oxcr?t
her I reast. which rose and fell with
her tumultuous breathing. She could
not wait till the I.(guard step reached
the landing.
"Mr. Loudon!" she called suddenly
Joe's voice came from the stairway.
"It's all right. (Tindine. It's nil Oxed
up. r?on't worry."
Mrs Fear - :w n thick cry of relief
auJ sank b.ck i:i her chair as .loe en
tered the room. He came !n shainbliugly.
with his hand over his eyes
as if they were very tired a:nl the
light hurt them, so that for a moment
or two he did uo^perceive the second
visitor. Then he let his hand fall, re
veniing a face white and worn.
"It's all righr. t'laudine." he repented
"It's all right."
lie wa> moving to lay his lint on the
desk when his eye caught first the
roses, then fell upon Ariel, and he stopped
stock stII! with one arm outstretched.
remaining for perhaps ten
seconds in that attitude, while she. her
lips parted, her eyes lustrous, returned
bis gaze with a look that was as inscrutable
as it was kind.
"Yes." she said, as if in answer to a
question. "1 bave come here twice today."
She nodded slightly toward Mrs.
Fear. "I can wait. I am very glad
you bring good news."
Joe turned dazedly toward the other.
"Clauiline." be said, "you've l.eeu tell
ing Hiss Tabor."
"I cert'nlv have!" Mrs. Fear's ex
pression had cleared, and her tone was
cheerful. "I don't see no harm In
that. I'm sure she's a good friend of
yours, Mr. Louden."
Jge glanced at Ariel with a faint,
troubled smile and turned again to
Mrs. Fear. "I've had a long talk with
Happy."
"I'm awful glad. Is he ready to listen
to reason?" she asked with a titter.
"He's waiting for you."
"Where?"' She rose quickly.
"Stop," said Joe sharply. "loumusi
be very careful with him"?
"Don't you s'pose I'm goln' to be?"
she interrupted, with a catch In her
voice. "Don't you s'pose I've had
trouble enough?"
"No," said Joe deliberately and I in
personally, "I don't Unless you keep
remembering to be careful all the
time you'll follow tie first impulse
you have, as yau did yesterday, and
your excuse will be that you nevei
thought any harm would come of It.
He's iu a queer mood, but he will for
give you if you ask him"?
"Well, ain't that what I want to
do?" sfie exclaimed.
"I know. I know," he said, dropping
into the desk chair and passing his
hand over bis eyes with a gesture of
infinite weariness. "But you must be
very careful. I hunted for him most
of the night aud all day. He was try
ug to keep out of my way because be
dldu't want me to find him until he
had met this fellow Nashville. Happy
is a hard man to come at when he
doesn't care to be found, and he kept
shifting from place to place until I
ran him down. Then I got him in a
comer and told him that you hadn't
meant any harm?which is always
true of you, poor woman?and I didn't
leave him till he had promised me to
forgive you If you would come and
ask him. And you must keep him out
of Cory's way until 1 can arrange U
have him?Cory. I mean?sent out of
town. Will you?"
"Why. cert'nly," she answered,
smiling. "That Nashville's the vurry
last person I ever want to see againthe
fresh thing!" Mrs. Fear's burden
had fallen; her relief was perfect, and
she beamed vapidly. But Joe marked
her renewed irresponsibility with an
anxious eye.
"You mustn't make any mistakes."
be said, rising stiffly with fatigue.
"Not me. 1 don't take no more
chances," she responded, tittering happily;
"not after yesterday. My, but
it's a load off my shoulders! I do bats
It to have gen'lemen quarreling over
me. especially Mr. Fear. I never did
like to start anything. I like to see
people laugh and be friendly, and I'm.
mighty glad It's all blown over. 1
kind o' thought it would all along.
Psbo!" She burst Into genuine, noisy
laughter. "I don't expect either of
'em meant no real harm to each other
after they got cooled off a little. If
they'd met today they'd probably both
run. Now. Mr. Louden, wbere's Hap
I?y i
Joe went to the door with her. He
waited n moment, perplexed; then his
brow cleared, and he said la a loW
voice: "You know the alley beyond
Vent Miller's poolroom? Go down the
alley till you come to the second grate.
Go in. and you'll see a basement door
opening into a little room under Miller's
bar. The door wou't be locked,
aud Happy's in there waiting for you.
But remember"?
"Ob. don't you worry!" she cut him
off loudly. "I know him. Inside of
an hour I'll have him laughin' over all
tills. You'll see!"
When she had troiie he stood upon
the lauding look in c thoughtfully aft
?r her. "Perhaps, after all. that Is
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: the best mood to let her meet him In.'*;
j tie murmured.
Then, with a deep breath, he turned.!
' 1'be heavy perfume had gone, the ar[
[ was clear and Bweet, and Ariel was
I ^.Annin/. KA. /<1AA i,,fn thA MAAAA ???{? !
| i/Lcaaiug uvi iai_v iuiu iuc iu?c? agaiu.
j As be saw how like thera she was he
j was shaken with a profound and mys1
terlous sigh, like that which moves in
j the breast of one who listens In the
i dark to his dearest music.
(Continued next week.)
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TOO LIFELIKE.
Curious Reason For Rejecting the
"Portrait of a Doctor."
Concerning the prize, "Portrait
of a Doctor," by Seymour Thomas, j
there is a very amusing story.
Several artists had made paintings
of the gentleman who is represented
in this celebrated picture,
"but the family decided that none of
them was "lifelike enough." After
visiting ti e Thomas studio tlie gentleman's
relatives coijmis.-ioned this
artist to essay thro t;4k.
The work went on well, and the
picture was completed. Kvery one
was delighted. Alldeclared?friends,
family.end enemies?that it was a :
"living likeness."
One' day, before the picture had
been sent home, the wife of the doctor
called with her sister-in-law.
This woman had been suffering
from nervous prostration and had
come to spend several months with
her brother for a rest.
Instantly on entering the studio
she threw up her hands and exclaimed
in a hysterical, horrified
tone:
"Olt, my dear, my dear! How
much like Robert that is! Oh, it is
horrible! I couldn't stand it in the
house a moment. Why, it looks just
exactly like him, and I'd almost
think him about to speak. Don't i
I take it?it's uncanny!"
Abashed into silence, embarrassed
beyond description, the wife.and
sister-in-law later left the studio.
''And what do you think," said
Mr. Thomas, with a gentle smile.
''A few days later I had a note from
the wife asking me if I could rot
'make the picture a little less like
the doctor?a little less lifelike?'
Did I do it? Well, I guess not!
That was one of my best pieces of
work, and I know that in trying to
please everybody you are apt to be
in the same predicament as the man
with the donkey?in the end you'll
lose the donkey and will have pleased
nobody. Give me changeable
sitters, but deliver me from the
family."?Scrap Book.
No Contract.
Those who desired to secure Philander
Hay's services as a wood
sawyer were obliged to take him on
his own terms. "I'll saw an' split
all you got here an' tier it up for
ye in good shape for $1.75 a day,"
said Mr. Hav after an inspection of
the summer resident's shed yard.
"There are just three cords of
wood to be sawed and split," said
the summer resident briskly. "How
much will you charge for the job?"
"I don't do work that way." And
Philander surveyed his victim with
a relentless gaze.
"If I set out to saw an' split by
the job, what with the wear an'
tear on ray saw an' hatchet an' the
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back nights, when you get it all
reckoned out there wouldn't be any
money in it, an' I wouldn't have
had a minute to set down an' see
how I was getting on either."?
Youth's Companion.
Uncomfortable Shaving.
The traveler, who had just returned
from abroad, sank back into
his accustomed barber's chair with
a sigh of relief. "This is the first
time I've had the prospect of a comfortable
shave for three months,"
he remarked. "They have improved
in a good many things abroad,"
he continued, "but the barbers over
on the other side still stick to those
uncomfortable chairs of theirs in
the most absurd way.
"I asked the man who shaved me
in London, and nearly broke my
neck at the same time, why they
never used American chairs in the
barber shops of London.
" T don't know, sir,' he said, 'except
for the reason that they are
made in America, sir.'"?Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
_____??
He Had an Opinion.
At the time of the ecclesiastical
. trial of Professor Woods?of Andover
Theological seminary for alleged
Iieresy, a retired New Hampshire
clergyman while making a journey
by rail was absorbed in reading the
details of this trial as reported in
the Congregationalism A sporty j
looking individual who sat beside |
him was absorbed in the pages of a i
different periodical.
"My friend," said the clergyman,
"what do you think will be the re- I
suit of the great contest that is now j
agitating the nation ?"
"Think!" said the other. "I
think that John L. Sullivan will
knock the stuffing out of the preI
9umpt.uou?_ipr? round!"
<* ** ufiv. Jbi./fjffy
AT UNION GRADED SCHOOL
Amateur Play "Mr Bob" a Successor
Snyder to Lecture.
Rome, May 18:?The coiuedv
"Mr Hob," presented oy iocai alent
for the benefit of Union <>radec
school on Friday last, was a pie-emitieiit
success in every way. Though
the evening was threatening rain :i
large audience gatheied to see the
play. That the evening was enjoyed
was evident. The total proceeds
amounted t > $109.75, a'most 5(> per
cent being from the sale of refreshments
donated and served bv the
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muies 01 i!ic outiiinuitii\.
almost entirely n t profit this i- <piite
a neat sum. which will he used to improve
the school property.
E.'ery one is looking forward to
Dr Snyder's ad?lresson the evening
of the 31st llist. In all the South
there is no one more popular as a
lecturer than l)r Snyder. Only last
summer Pr Snvder spent several
weeks lecturing at various Chat uiqua
societies in the North and :.t
the Chicago Uoiv -1; v. These facts
meun that Pr S .^Jer retvgni/.ed
as a chief anion.; lh- octnrers ot
America. It will ii'deed be a privilege
every one aiimiM take advantage
of to heir Dr Snyder at 8 30 p m,
May 31.
Kindly remember tint the address
will begin promptly at th<
hour aline nneed.
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tubes. Don't blindly suppress it with a
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finally come about For twenty years Dr. Shoot
has constantly warned people not to take cough
mixtures or prescriptions containing Opium,
Chloroform, or similar poisons. And now?a little
late though?Congress says "Put it on the label,
if poisons am in your Cough Mixture." Good I
Very pood! J Hereafterforthlsvery reeuon mothers,
and others, should insist on having Dr. Sboop't
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D. C. SCOTT.
Wlothrop College
Scholarship and Entrance
Examination.
The examination for the award of vacant
scholarships in Winthrop College
and for the admission of new students
will be held at the County Court House
on FRIDAY, JULY "?, AT i? A M.
Applicants must be not less t''an fifteen
years of age. When Scolarships
are vacated after July 5, they will Be
awarded to th<??e making the highest
average at this examination provided
they meet the' conditions g' verning
the award Applicants for Scholarship--should
write to President Johnson
before the examination for Scholarshit
examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth $!0n and free
tuition. The next session will open
September lt<, 1907. For further intormatio.n
and catalogue, address Pres.
D. B Johnson. Rock Hili, S. C.
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