The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-01

explained the masters wife, 4" boiled down
and strained, and cleared with yeast. And
it saves doctor bill every spring"
| "Now. Miss Phoebe said the master,
| standing on the hearth with his tumbler
! held before him and his nut-cakes handy on
the mantel, you're not to feel that you re
on trial.:
Il want to be put on trial." replied
Phoebe, keeping her eyes on the plate Ill
her lap.
lie. her eat her bite in peace first,
Ogre" begged Mrs. Barker, pulling a
splint- -bottomed chair to the corner opposite
her husband and sitting down with her own
refreshment Then she can talk. The
Door child, she never came here that she
didn't have to stand an examination OF some
kind"
"pd rather speak at once" said Phoebe.
Tell US the rights Of it, then, in as few
words as you can, but remember you are
not going to say any th:.rg wn:ch will alter
our impressions about yourself"
"I hope not, Mr.. Barker"
Certainly not,'' he affirmed, coming
down with mastif-like crunch upon nut
cake.
"Its my older brother who has followed
me here. And he is" said Phoebe, with ef-
feet, ''just out Of prison"
"Oh, DEAR" murnured the master 5 wife,
"that's worse than Thorney."
q don't know what should have done II
Thorney hadn't been the boy he 49," OBJ
served Phoebe, with maternal dignity. Cur
ley smiled at her.
"Stick to the analysis Of the sentence and
omit rules and explanations" commanded
the master. Miss Phoebe, what turned
this brother to bad courses, and what bear
ing has his conduct had on your past his
sory!''
Il don't remember when he ever turned
to auy thing else and once his conduct
bore so heavily on our history that thought
/ would end ny part Of it. 1t vas when /
first grew sure-tnat he meant to make Us
worse than he was"
Gurley's great stump chair faced aoou
with Jerk toward the rocker. But Phoebe
met the older mans eyes, continuing:
II could not get out Of the trouble that
way, though, and leave Thorney. I've
lived right ahead"
"Rave you no recollection Of your par
ents!"
.sOnly glimmer, Like fancying you see q
star between clouds"
I'm order that we may thoroughly under
stand your position, Miss Phoebe, give US
skeleton outline Of what you do reeollec;." :"
81 Irecollect first, Thames whipping me
and Thorney doubling his fists st him. We
were in great many places which seem
dim to me- When was seven or eight
years old we lived in Pittsburgh at an or
phan asylum Thane was gone for several
wears. 1 knew afterwards he was serving
out sentence A lady in Allegheny City
took liking to me and had me
among her children to help nurse. She got
place for Thorney, too, right across the
street, because ! was unwilling to be quite
away from him. But folks were never so
Kind to him; and the rude talk he heard
STAYED in his mind. You can not cultivate
Thorrey," Phoebe admitted, dropping her
sincere glance to the level Of Gurley's eye,
brows.
81 lived in that family until was in my
teens. They were refined people and
taught me almost like daughter. I don't
let myself think their name aloud, l made
such poor return for all their care. Thane
came back I was studying regularly and
the lady said could in time be a governess.
But he followed me when was with the
children on the street. He could take
Thorney and make thief of him. I was
ssang aud foolish. That was four years
ago. thought we could run off from him,
and tried it. Before really went the chill
dren and the children's mother used to look
at me so. And the servants whispered be-
hind my back. guess she was discouraged
when she got hint Of Thane, for she said
before that Thorney was bad enough. re-
membered that when took Thorney away
without telling her. For you see didn't
know then it was useless to run; and I was
not convinced until we tried it 50 many
times. We didn't run very far at first. We
went into the country to Dutch farmer
whom the asylum matron knew They
made US work hard, but let US go to school
in the winter, and the next summer
taught school near by. Thorney kept on
working for the farmer and we saved every
cent except what we bought clothing with,
and it was well we did, for Thane hunted
US out. bought him of that time and had
enough money left to bring Thorney and
me to this State. thought if we went to
huOluS[ OIdlS lS lOSc IfdCh VI US W
went to the Dutch farmers relatives, and
taught school there and Thorney worked.
We staid year before Thane found US.
Every time he found US he took our
money"
"And no one protected you" said Gurley.
''No one could.'
"Couldn't!" roared the master. "Wait
till the scoundrel comes around here.'
'You shouldn't have allowed him to
blackmail you," said Gurley. "Any friend
understanding your relative positions would
have driven him or"