Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-15
Mile Days Fortune.

large commission house, and his employer
priced him because, though only an em
ployee, upon stated salary, he mad
| their interests his own, and suffered moth
ing to interfere with his duties. He wa
a stout, healthy, handsome youth, hi
clear blue eyes and purely tinted skin
showing very conclusively that his hablt
were virtuously regular.
Il 1t was towards the close of the day
and Harry was busily engaged in balan
cling his accounts. The only other occu
pant of the counting room was Pete
Phipps, the delivery clerk. Peter was al
old man-sixty at least-and had been IL
the employ of the house for many years
He was broken in health, but was able tc
keep an account of goods as they were de.
livered, for which trifing service he re.
ceived sufficient for his support.
Harry had just closed his ledger wher
Jasper Groome entered the Office Jasper
| was Harry's senior by two or three years
and held limited interest in small house
near by. He was well and fashionably
dressed, and might be accepted as fash
ionable man.
UHorrv INV con bo Won heard the
n.,vs % Pa cy;ed G 5be en- new conner tann;np his
s:onJ s:",i NON ~ .ha sbonlder
AtSHI @I La2o - h:arJ notb;nr wonderful Ios-
per. Is gold up or down"
"a certain kind Of gold is high up.
Haven't you heard of the stroke of for
tune which has fallen to Millie Day"
At the mention of that name Harry
Aush was visible upon his clear cheek.
nusI SI SaTs SaS .-a, not beapJ apJ I.s he sa;d said
Don,t Won remember an nncle of Mil
,;e,s DJm who yss oa SICK Il q. G NNW -. :
so,r c. voa.s W. ooo "uo I and -, - =; a..
ten,,srlu fem o Ae'' 'AN
''nHS @Mr snvdsr- -,.,3s,. :...i.,r
or:me.n mo- p,
yoasIea" I've ~
:. 80, ha,.b -, fs.aA--a
"a great many evefi',s$ Te'; s'1'5i:' "
his company
Well" pursue Las 21f' q 2"Fasi. y
seems, was one OF 'e 'iri'y oii'-' u I nic'',
60 land. About %G :cVr.n. % le -
without chick or eb'sd. snc , 2i:,iagy i:i,
has been on here to INFORM MISS Mlll1e i
Day that she Is sole 1eiless " MS SLor mLole
fortune It is somewhere IN the nelgn9or, sll
hood OF hall a million. 1here Is I,1, over 1--WE, Two
hundrea 1nousana a,a s,,n IN D; SanA "ha' se
think OF tnat olo lelio" -.
Harry Cowper shrank like one VINO had
received blow. he was siiehC anu
thoughtful. o.,
How, my boy!- don't 1t please you
demanded Jasper, WIN SNOW Vi SUI
prise.
Harry rallied and answered. WIN snake
OF the head g.. h;,u
no, Jasper, am sopfy .G' '1IiI: thorrb+
Sorry ana wnelelo5e g. 49, .nTeSus Io95, !"
you had particular regard !oI tne laGy: u
Co''per looked up, an laintly slliiea e
1t wa smile pu5 tnere was p;un IL ~ :
Jasper, ne sala serloSsLy ant - ea,nIs. Tsar
~ as one sPeaAAS1; AS;1i;o IA GoS Ean tbonob hove
n1end' l love Mile Day' ,"r .nou e hare
never hes ,sdp}na spGhea nut oU T eond insure her
peel wsitL "a - ,oaUtaJ ons Nv, ~ nrofIared hand
nome Il i Sne a0G9P.eu oua n5 oIlr saIarv tn do.
AS you KNOW, ! nave oAay a. sf SI 49,; ~ " ~ sot
pena upon, anu auoa poa.'un ona ~ '1@t oduco+;on no
apart iol tne in"in'ei''n'0 "A" '''''
OF my sister, ., c
Are you lous asker oiooiiic s-
Will the coming OF this fortune n2I oe'er
you from pressing your sun!
Yes. A..
But, man alive! is nos 'Ie Is Piiie ;n;e
worth more than ever before II Il, miil'a AZ
Day was Worth winning Miieu t ,,s,st Snv ., sS .
hardly dollar OF her own, Whal inus' 'iie
be now ,., -
she can DO no more 9?,,; 70 me n. no", tbot III I
Pled Marty a[iIH n l. Was tnot ',r Ioyn os sf;,Mand
loved-Mlllle Day that lGve s.iilla4a ID ~
no amount OF woIialy weai.n o eail az aoL loro w
the pnce would i, nave SET upon Had Hed iohe ebe
IN return Dut t,laG - pas' - Tono sto ~
remained poo7r; l had hoped ere long long 10 %
ave hamo UgS Sare uIe she could hep me to find Joy
and comfort. utu..
"And do you mean to say larry tha'
ycu give her up?
She is not mine to give up,
| dare not press 1t. Alter SO long
tine my past silence might be mlscon-
strued and my claim be regarded as lhei-
cenary" -, :,
"By Joyc, old ielloW l y, sheh MAKE
rich catch tor somebody; -, How,
No richer than before Sala l1aiiy
with solemn seriousness. 81 tell you
Jasper, that for the true man, seeking
true wife, Mllhe Day, with only ner o,,il .ruil
and her goodness lor ner own % I9"el eaio"no mu I
be priceless ooon. snoulu eove'
the richest git this side OF heaven.
think If | mad hrr 1or my eompaadi0n poaad NJ,
shouia cnailenee INC "oii0 ~ '
Harry you're fool
"Thank YOU" =
If you are TO step out l snail 60 III
and try to win -
Harry WINGED, but betrayed no ill-teel
ing.
HYou are your own master, Jasper.
AZ shan't be rivaling your
"No. If Millie can love you, then