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VOL LIV. NO. tCgf ONION. SOUTH OAR^A. FRIDAY. APRIL 8. 1904. #1.00 A YEAR:
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- j. D. Artuur, Cashier.
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Wm. A. NICHOLSON
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CHARLES C
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C o py right, i D O Of hy
l> r V*.1.* v* * '.'t ":
For n month after the funeral h%.
worried n good deal. lie knew that
bills had been left xmpaid through hi*
mother's illness and that the family
were in straitened circumstances. HIS
own law practice so far had yielded
scant returns, and what to do and
where to turn was a puzzle. He wrote!
to a former classmate whose father
was a prominent merchant In Boston
Imb his situation and asking advice.
It wrfs two weeks ere he received a re-4
ply, and then, though a cordial letter
of sympathy, It did not go far toward
solving the problem. f A week later/
however, came -a 1etter>from a lawjW j
in that city of the name of Frye Offcfing
him n position as assistant in hie, J
* office at a small salary. It was so stitiTOjl
that Alberyhougb^JJ a >
- uulsl^^^ipi
leave Aunt Susa^mid^Alice^^fefj
seemed hard. On thexnher hrfndrTx
borrow money on wh&t little of tb*
f was left did not help matters, foi
whe. that was gone what then?
Matters came to a climax one day
and ended his indecision. He had beer
away from his office all that afternoon
tuking a long stroll in the woods to escooe
his loneliness, and, returning at
tea time, found a cloud on his sister's
face.
"Mr. Hobbs called this afternoon,"
she said as they sat down to the table,
"and asked for ^roti. Said he went to
your office and, not finding you in,
came here." And then she ndded, with
a quiver in her voice, "Oh, Bertie, we
owe him over a hundred dollars!"
The trouble was all out now, and Albert
looked gloomy. "I don't think any
more of him for coming here to dun
us." he answered savagely, "lie might
have waited until he saw me."
"Oh. ho was very nice about it." re
Diwiium -\iief, ana Dogged my pardon
for speaking of it. lie salil there was
no hurry, only that he had made out
his hill as a matter of form, etc., and
we could pay it when convenient."
Albert made no further comment,
but when the meal was ended said,
"Come out on the porch, sis, and let us
talk matters over." She followed hliu,
feeling there was trouble coming, and,
drawing her low chair next to his.
placed one elbow on his chair arm and
covered her face with that hand. For
a few moments he remained silent,
watching the fireflies beginning their
evening dance over the meadow and
listening to the distant call of a whippoorwill.
Across the valley tlie village
lights were coming in sight, one by
one, and a faint odor of new mown
J hay came to him. The pathetic little
figure at his side unnerved hiin, however,
and he dreaded to say what he
must.
"Well, sis," he said at last, "I've kept
matters from you as long as I can. We
not only owe Hohhs a good deal, but
as much more in smaller hills to others,
and there Is 110 money to pay
them. I've worried about them more
than you know or than I cared to have
you. One of two things must he done,
either borrow money and pay these
bills or I must go away and earn
some."
Then the Httlo bend beside him sunk
slowly to his chair, and as he began
stroking It he added: "I've written to
Frank Nason, my old college chum,
and through him have received a fair
offer to go to Boston and hnve decided
to accept It. I shall leave here as soon
as I can get ready."
The trouble was growing serious
now, and as he ceased speaking he
caught the sound of a suppressed sob.
"Don't cry, Alice," he said tenderly:
"it can't be helped. Our home must
be broken up some time, and It may
ns well be now as any other. The
fblqp that worries me most Is leaving
you ai*d Aunt Rusan hprp fijone."
Thou the sobs Increased, and the
' i
y Service.
3><3L OT oonuslness
is
to insure
i^otory serI
& SON, Bankers.
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Terry ||
T.ADK A/11T tt I\I
LEE S3L & H EV j\HT> frV.'.v.F
bowed form "beside him shook.
"Oh, Bertie," she said at last in a
choked voice, "don't leave us here
alone. Le* us sell the old house, pay
the bills, and if you must go away let
us go too."
"No, dear, that is not best," he answered
sotjly. "I can't earn enough
at first to do it. You will have to stay
here till I can."
Then the proud spirit that had come
to Alice Page from many generations
of Bolf haipful ancestors spoke, and
she said (ds she raised her head and
brushed Isay the tears: "If you are to
feave me h<^n -tjBhull go to work as
Bell. I can flfccb school or do someHung
to help yob, nnd I shall too."
EpBer defiant little speech hurt Albert
bit, and yet ho felt proud of her
''Itmay be best fovQfou if you
fcyli. B. FahT renTesp" h'u II1T3 V/uf.Jf,' 1
KWadgfesLSJ I?
? evening before his depnrturc she neve
: forgot. There were some consolation:
to exchange, however, for she and seei
' Mr. Mears of the school committe<
i and obtained a position to tench tlx
t north district school in Snndgnte, r
small byroad schoolhouse two mllet
; from her home, and felt a little prid<
i in telling about it, while he had to re
nort that nit n-hnm ?>.> ??.~j ,?>
a ? mmmrn II UVUI tUVJ U? CU liUU
promised to wait patiently for theii
dues.
"Mr. Ilobbs even offered to lend me
money if I needed It," he said after
they liad talked matters over, "and so,
you see, wo liave a good many friends
in Sandgate after all. And now I want
you to sing a few of the old songs for
me, so that I can linvc them to think
about when I am lonesome and homesick."
I But the singing was a failure, for Al'
ice broke down in the middle of the
first song, and they had to go out and
watch the fireflies once more while she
cuMipn red her tears.
"You wiil write to me every day,
won't you, Bertie?" she asknl disconsolately
as they waited the next morning
for the train that wus to separate
them. "I shall be so lonesome and blue
all the time!"
When he kissed her ornndhv uim <*nni?i
not speak, and the lust lie saw as tlie
train bore him away was that sweet
sister's face trying bravely to smile
through its tears, like the sun peeping
out of a cloud.
CHAPTER IV.
0^ " ""* F all the smooth, elusive vultures
lurking in the shadow of
mthe temple of Justice or perching
upon it Nicholas Frye, or
"Old Nick," as many called him, was
the most cunning. Nor did his looks
belle the comparison, for he had deep
sot, shifty, yellow gray eyts, a hooked
nose, and his tldn locks, dyed Jet black,
formed a ring about his bald poll. lie
walked with n stoop, as if scanning the
ground for evidence or cle?* /Id to
add to his marked bid' .um.ty when
he talked he rubbed hio homio
..... iv^uiiicr .
as though washing them with invisible
soap. It was not from any souse of i
cleanliness that he did tills, for they
had many times been soiled willingly
in tlie inost nefarious transactions. A
client was to hiin 11 victim to be kept
ltl watting, exasperated in regard to his
grievances by nil possible means, deluded
as to his chances of success in
quest of Justice, deceived as to its cost
and robbed in every way known to an
astute lawyer.
He bad been the legal adviser of
John Nason for many years, and when
that busy merchant enmo to him on
behalf of his son, who wanted to find
a position for Albert I'uge, Prye readily
promised to give him employment
It was not because he needed him, but
because he snw at once that through
some friendship for this young sprig
pf the law, as he intuitively considered
j^lbort to be, he could strengthen hlq
how tqjoa the father aaft. qbUUt
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secrets that might eventually beto
rob blm. In plain words, he th<
to use this yoang country lawyer ?0j
spy. He knew that John Nason M
a keen interest In his only son FJ ij
and that was another reason for
ploying that son's friend. He 1
also that Frank was given a lin ?
allowance, spent it rapidly and 4 a C<
likely would bo getting into vari gaf<
scrapes needing a lawyer's efforts \
rescue him, and so he would have 1
ther pickings in that direction. Th q
were two good reasons for his osten
ble acts of kindness, and so he at 01
sent for Puge to couie. de<
When, the morning after .his arrb cot
in lioston, Albert presented himself L.
Frye's office, lie found that lnwyi e(j
busy rending his mall. i ^
"Take a seat, sir," said Frye polite!
after Albert had introduced blmsej Sj
"and excuse me until I go through m
letters." And then for a long ha) lg
hour Albert was left to study the baig<office
walls and peculiar looks of^hlLj
future employer. K- "^ly Frye turn*'
to him and as' -^rather abruptlj
"Weil, Mr. Pagt-, what do you knoi t
nbout law?" at the same time scannio li
him as If expecting to see hayseed^-' ;ij
hering to his garments. 1
"Not much perhaps," replied Altt :
modestly, uncertain of his ground. U'
have been in practice only a yeant c
Bandgate, and the few people thereto I
not have much use for *v lawyer." 'i v
"Then why didn't you stir 'em u\\' <
little and bring 'eiu to see they need'. (
your services?" was Frye's next que|.
"You will never succeed as a lawjs^
unless you make business. Did youi
bring your sbeepsklu with you?"
"No, sir," answered Page. "I didn't)
think it necessary after what I wrote1
you. I have it in my trunk."
"Well, bring it tomorrow," said Frye.
"I make it a rule to take nothing for
granted and have everything In wrlt??
ing." And then he added, with a
searching look, as if he was about to*
utter a crusher, "What is your idea of
a lawyer's chief object in existence7?
Page was a little nonplused. "Oh, I
suppose," he replied slowly, "towiee
that laws are properly executed %nd
Justlcedone."
FryHSteoked at blm a fuUmlante
without maklug any furtb^lSflBnfcnt,;
U.c
r much to lon.^^yt,..',. ue b?R.al^.,uy
s nre made for lawyers and are the too!
i of our trade. If the world does not sc
3 fit to use those tools, It Is our businct
? to make them, and, as for justice, thi
i la an allegory, useful In addressing
I Jury, but considered a fable by th
? Judge. Laws nre useful to oppose otl
"What do you know about lawf"
er laws with, und various decisions are
only good in so far as they help your
case and hinder your opponent's.
"You seem an honest appearing young
man, which Is well so far as our relations
go, but no further. I want an assistant,
one who is ready and willing
to do Just as'I direct and to ask no
questions. I>o you think you can fill
the blUr
"I con try," replied Albert quietly,
"and as soon as I get used to your
methods of procedure here I think I
can succeed."
He was a little startled at the peculiar
character of his employer and In a
WOW ol I 1 f *
I ...... o.jiiii* . ir-.viHiea, but he was not
I In n pos '.i. i to cavil or feel squeamish
over apparent lack of honesty and resolved
at oneo to Ignore It.
"What do you wish me to do?" hfl
continued after n moment. "I will do
ihe '<est I enn for you and am ready to
*o to work now."
"You aro to be at the office at 8
o'clock sharp," replied Fryo, "take
one hour for lunch and remain till
6." Then he ndded by way of a spur
to his slave's fidelity: "I am paying
you $7fi a month on the recommend of
an Important client of mine who wanted
to humor his son. It was your good
luck to have this son's friendship, as
he belongs to a wealthy family. Hs
Is a spendthrift, of course, but that Is
no matter and nil the better for us.
Take my advice and cultivate him all
you can. It iuuy be the means of
brluglng us more business. What X
any to you I shall oxpcct you to con[
(Con tinned on 8rd pegs.)
JONESVILLE JOTTINGS. F-1
d Weather?Easter Services at
'ethodist Church Municipal
lection?Other News of Interest. r
Is 1
at 1
foNESViLLE, April 4th, This is thi
old morning, but the fruit is still
?, which is quite gratifying.
? aster services were held at the
thodist chnrch yesterday in the
uday school in the morning and
) preaching service at night. The
^orations were handsome and the
isio was well rendered. Rev. C.
Smith, a Wofford student, preach- </,
at night in the absence of Rev. co
ivid Hucks, who is still at We;t ?
>rings for his health. 80
The Jonesville Guards, Co. M, T
it S. C. Regiment, militia, wero in- tb
* ^ i ? i? n?t xi... ^
ected last lues a ay uy vnpt. uuuir u,
\ U. S. army, Col. Boyd, Sta'e T
lilitia, accompanied by Col. Cofield. 0'
'he oompany had forty five men in si
ne, besides Capt. 11. VV. Scott and r
eutenants Munro Whitlock and
Jenj. Kennedy. The company was
ongratulated by the inspecting offi- 1
era for their fine appearance and '
woficiency in company drill.
On the 12 inst. our municipul
Blection will come oft', there being
two full tickets in the race. It is
father more exciting than usual. On
the 19th inst. we will have another
election for an is-ue of six thousand
LdolUrs of bonds for tne purpose ot
'euning and furnishing a graded
chd house. Of couree, the bouds
wilfbe elected aud the school hou e
i bxkiL although there is some oppie tioi
to the scheme.
(upid's work will never end and I
if oft will just watch the movements
of tfe young folks they will be able
to rind between the lines that weddingvbells
will peal forth in sounds
of mytripoonv in the land before
qaany more win\ \s days pass by, but
( Jjjex', I promised not to tell, and I
f JE(^\-/.er stop. I was teasing a
MT A i) fit '-tJ
lurfWr:* 'ihik JjoJliclioyr of need. L Vvs
onimi,
-Jtg Kiim'a yew Life fins I 0rn^O)
? f rea! a0?n and ah. .old ie th.Tlt
l8 already wrote ir, or about a8 good !
it one it, and it all went off in got
do^t?like^eWSpUpeir corre8P?ndeii
? to wait always until thim
VVe h'kn ?erKr(! ,hey W",e them "I
' denta .nl Up t0 dat0 <*>w?>pon
' ia h, I ?",mC8 ahcad of da'
neck tim 6 " m?dern braa
Mr. Ilitc's wrecking crew is work
ing on Paoolet River again. The
have a saw mill in the bottoms an
are sawing up much of the heav<
timber into lumber. They recover* t
seven or eight bales of cotton las
week and the samples show up well
and the cotton is sound and good
Some of the bottoms have been ruin
ed by the flood. Much of them ha
been enriched and arc much bettei
than before. There are about li.
acres of bottom lands on the estate o;
T. L. llames' estate that are in fin<
condition and in good plow ordei
now, and with no overflow this seasoL
these bottoms will make from thirty
to forty bushels of corn per acre.
The bridge contractor is going
ahead with the steel bridge on the
new road about one mile below
Grindall and with good weather will
complete the job in a few weeks.
The Southern Railway is building
ft Knnon -Paw ? "
_ u?.uV iu> tuc seuuqD ioreman and
one for the section hands h<hv near
the water tank. W
Farmers are preparing the' Jana.,
in better shape than usual, aud will
take more interest in the cultivation
of the soil because of the high price
of cotton and this is all very well,
for it is really encouraging to make
cotton at 12 to 14 cents and cotton
seed at 30 cents the busby'..
Professor Ackerman am bis assistants
gave' holiday at tlk, graded
schools on Good Friday.
Mrs. W. J. Ilaile, of Union, is
visiting relatives in our town.
Mrs. L. T. llames and her daughter,
Miss Etha, will visit relatives
near Greenville, Hunt County,
Texas, about the first of June.
Mrs. Sallie Murphy, and daughter,
Miss Mary, of Mt. Tabor, visited
the family of Mr. D. A. T. Farr,
last week.
Uncle Jess Mabry is in town to*day
and is enjo}ing reasonable
health and strength for a man of 8d
Bummers.
Camp Boyd U. C. Veteran* has
lost by death three members since
tlie first of February, via: Alien Yin*
H. Farr, fieaiaeut.
THE
Merchants and Plante
not quite (?) the largest Bank on eart
.he "Old Stand" successfully, as i
rty-two years.
It ia the OLDEST hank in Unio
It is the only N ATIONAL bank
It has m capital and puiplus of $1
It paye FOUll per cent, iuterest
It has paid dividends amounting
It lias Burglar-proof vault, and i
It is the only Bank in Union insj
It pays more taxes than all the I
We solicit your business, howeve,
e courtesies that are usually extend<
n due ted nan k.
n, A. C. White and I. C Horn. g<
he two former had reached their
iree score and ten, while the latter
id gone to four score and ten. r
he veterans are constantly "passing p
trer the river to rest under the s
bade of the trees" and to answer the t
oil call up yonder. Telephone. c
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Mike Cnme.v sat loosely on a heap of
sing during the last two minutes of the
noon hour, the empty dinner pall which
hung from his locked lingers swinging
backward and forward rhythmically
between his knees.
His blue eyes, looking straight ahead,
held that blending of guilelcssness and
mysticism which is the birthright of a
religious people. Down to the cud of
his short nose Mike's face might hare
been a fit study of n Ofteenth century
monk, but his mouth belled all that,
apparently having been formed for nc
reason e- ,--th but to whistle au LxlaL
* MoT ? ,, It thUS
Mft, Mnria,' 1 said, 'yv, n?
band alive and haven't been oM 51?
ig Wian once, ~l! *'* t
j seem/vi i : "^-aVYcs> v
,d srs Vv'" ' '* *
??-ai or the tune
,d burnlni"1"' '? ln ?
ta .e" ng8?"S:and',.
oppMfn'.ILu"!, '"C brl<*
? uie siag, torn between tbo convlctl<
I that " 'twns fair" and tho Irishman
Inherent abhorrence of "Informing."
y "An' sure, wliere'd be tl};? use?" 1
<1 soliloquized, his mental attitude seen
it lng to descend despondently with h
body. "Don't they know 'tis done, ai
every day too?"
But an hour later when the forema
ordered him to replnce n large be
4 from n shafting to a countershal
r while the machinery was In motio
> Carney Idy ked him quietly in the eye
f and ref ?d.
j Ills g e\ \ad measured the dnnge
_ first. * particularly ugly Jot
crany ..neat the celling, compared t
1 which the bi he had replaced tha
' morning wasV child's play.
"You'll not tl U?"
, "Hot while s^ v ?inning I'll not di
I " I \
The foremnn'dy ; foung bnndi
closed and uncloX is sides. II*
was ten years thl 'rlshman's Junior
with his reeoril i to make. Tin
eyes which nnswereu Mike's narrowet
to points of steel. F.. a moment th<
two men regarded each other with c
peculiarly still, flat look.
"You Kerry coward 1"
The measured words were like th?
hiss of escaping steel scalding tht
Irishman's face. All the fighting blood
of his race showed in the one unloosed
shaft of blue light that leapedl from
his eyes. Like a felled log the foreman
went down.
Very QMjetly Mike picked OP his belongings
i.'d left tbo shop, Not even
the certain!* that he had lost his job
and the beating thought of five small
months at homo to be fed conld quell
the fierce satisfaction In what he had
done. For an hour he walked, hugging
it savagely to his breast. Then,
as he ascended the steps of bis tenement,
it seemed suddenly to oose ont
at his finger tips. Nora's eyes, while
she stood on the small piazza hanging
out clothes, were as mirrors from
which all the grim, bare facts attendant
on being "out of a Job" looked back at
him with cruel distinctness.
Margaret Hartman leaned her arms
on the table and looked across the silver
and cut glass at her husband. Her
white face and wide open eyes still
held the tremulousness of one who had
recently been in the darkness of a
great fear.
"Bat tho mgn,'; Hgrtmap safcL '
' - - Trf. i ^
ftjrwBifttfV ' ,.-1
rs National Bank
h, bat it continues to do business
ft ham been doing for the past
D?
; in Union,
00,000,
on deposits,
to $196,800,
tafe with Time-lock,
>ect?d by aa Officer,
tanks In Union combined.
r large or small, promising all
:d by ma obliging and carefully
enng his glass. "I wish you had
>und out his name, Constance."
"I know, dear; but, Henry" ? her
and went to her heart; Hnrtman felt
eproached as he watched the added
>allor of her face?"oh, It was all so
mdden, so awful, those mad horses
vlth the trailing harness and wrecked
:arrlage, the fearful recklessness of it,
is they came down the street 1 And
then when baby left Anna and came
toddling unconsciously across to where
I sat oh the piazza"?
"There, dear, don't go over It any
more." Hartman came around the table
and put his band on his wife's
shoulder.
"The man," she went on after a
pause, "has been hanging about here
lately. I have fancied sometimes that
he wlahed.to speak to you or me. When
I had baby safely in my arms I looked
at him?he had the kindliest blue eyes
?and saw that he was \ery white.
But when I asked him if he had been
hurt he said no, only a 'bit of a bruise'
where the abaft grazed his shoulder.
It was the thickness and coolness with
which he did it, Henry, that stunned
me. An* no sooner had he grabbed
?*V ?r"?lr?r?d In the
baby tois turn iuuuu? ? ? ?
funnle?#wte, and be sauntered up to
me wbi^ttjan Irish Jig." .
BartofQbmn drew together. *
"It co\i^Rbe?of course not"?
Wfc 1?? whlftler. And
? that rem^jygbe that I haven't seen >
I H. the LefflngMike
stood In the H^rtmans* library
wo hours later. His sensitive face
rorked as lie turned a shabby hat
ound and round by the brim.
"Oh, sure,' 'twas nothing, ma'am,
ve got Ave o' tbim nieself at home,"
* said deprecatingly.
How does it happen that you're not
tug, Carney?" The superintendill
[diced at him keenly,
nt \ sir, you see, 'twas this way:
Harrington had a bit of a
*n ent jjtat about ?i belt and?a"?
"WelX
n' Meself oNes bold comPel,,,?g
dlsagreemX . ?
"Well?" V[" tlie words rushHartmnn's\coward
ln a chok*
the truth. \en a niRn tore to
!? "Mr. Hartman.V"*?" bld
lng blurt?"I once s^t[g hungrier
bits doing what HaiV anf an'?
do. I'll not deny that X.
? chllder've been sometlmf.\jiance."
* not had a steady Job, but with
they'd be If I wasn't here a \ the
n I couldn't take the chanct." ^AiNo
8 "You don't have to take the \0
Hartman was pacing the floor, \
r hands thrust deep Into his pockets, \
>( veins on his forehead knotted. \
? man who works under me will b \
asked to take chances that I would not \
take myself. Did Harrington dls? \
charge you for that?" He wheeled \
9 suddenly, facing Mike. \
"No, sir; no, Mr. Hartman, sir. We \
1 had a few words first, an' Hnrrimrtrtt*
" he called me a Kerry coward, an'?I
' hit him a lick."
j "Did you, though?" There was relish
In the superintendent's voice..
* "Oh, sure 'ttsn't any harm I'd want
1 to be doln' him," Mike put in quickly;
"the lad Is a dacent lad enough, an'
knowledgable, too; only a bit young.
' an', sure, that'll mend."
1 Hartman followed hlnf to the door.
"Come down to the works In the
morning, Carney, and we'll see If we
1 can't And something for you that'll
keep the 'chllder' from being humrrr
In future," he said genially. "As to
what you did for ine this afternoon?
I can't speak of that yet"
Margaret llartman pushed her husband
aside and, taking Mike's band,
raised It to her lips.
"lie called you a Kerry coward," she
aid, with heaving breast, while Mike
stood transfixed by the beauty of her
tear filled eyes, "but 1 call you the
bravest man?the bravest man?that
ever lived!"
When Mike reached the street he
stood and looked at bis hand In the
moonlight
"Wlaba, nosJQto think of that!** he
said reverently. "Faith, 1 dunno but
I'm glad he called me a Kerry cow*
ard." ' f
Hta IriM of Feeltaar"Are
you sure that mule Is bltndl"
"Yes, suh?In his eyes he Is, but yotil
des orter see him feel fer you wid fcM
heels."?Atlanta Constitution.
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