The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-08-21

iliililVS iili,lVSsollcIiilnEt tQ keep up employ
cd aud amused until bedtime.
Mr.: Wigfall smiled knowingly, and
NODDED toward the house as he rode
q aWay. ,,T y N. !,
chuckled. II won't have to snap any
s!aps s!ay isas On an enagE s@gty gun tonight f
And, somehow, Mr.. Wigfall did stay
away long enough. Ted and Maggie
occupied the front porch all by them
selves, and before the former loft that
night the latter had consented to
elopo with him and be married on the
following Wednesday night.
During tho few days between that
night and Wednesday, Maggie and
her mother wore in q ilutter Of ex-
element, and many were the whis-
pered consultations between tho two,
whom Mr.. Wigfall was SO near that
they feared llo could hear what they
said, II they spoke in their natural
voices.
It must be admitted that move had
been mado in the game of which Mr..
WIlgfail was not fully cognizant, but
tho smile which often played around
ms mouth, when he saw his wife and
daughter together cycling him sus-
plciously, was not very sinister.
Tho evcntful Wednesday came at
last; 1t was clear, bright day, full
OF the perfume of new-blown flowers
and sweet with the south wind coming
in from tho sea. q
After dinnor, when Maggie was
ready 10 leave home, ostensibly to
spend the night at a young friends
house, she went to where her father
was; sitting. put her arms around his
neck and kissed him affectionately.
Mr.. Wigfalleycd her questioningly
and somehow there seemed be blur
on his sight as their glances met for a
moment, which made him blink his
eyes.
Both appeared as if they wanted to
say something, but for some reason
they parted in silence.
Mother and daughter, on the other
hand whispered together for several
minutes, and when Maggie rode away
there were tears i'll the eyes Of both Of
them.
That evening Mrs. Wigfalrs heart
went to her husband and impaired to
him the secret which weighed upon it
i aJim,"S She said in choking voice,
Maggie and Ted have run away and
gotmarried. M
She fully expected to see Mr.. Wig
fall fly into Il terrible rage, but, i'll
stead, was very. much surprised to see
him smile, as if he were fully satisfied
with the turn events had taken.
II am glad Of it, 7" lie said.
81 hT,c
now.
"Glad Of it, Jima Why, I thought
you were opposed to the match, and
doing all you could to break it up.'
Don't you remember, dear, what
a hard time we had TO keep up our
engagement for two years before we
were marriedY" he asked, chucking
her playfully under then chin. 81
didn't want Maggie and Ted to go
through the same trying experience.
So / took it into my head to oppose
the match, knowing that was the only
way TO hurry them up, and you must
acknowledge that have succeeded" >"
You always did act queer, Jim, !"
2 Mrs. Wigfall. But there was
: Oh lightest reproach in her voice
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An Aurara special dispatch to tSSs
Chicago Inter Ocean says Edna Ma,
Brown Garman OF Kaneville, IlM4E
originator of the famous letter chaSsN
system, which was widely discusseas
recently in the papers, aud vas startedN
by her for the purpose of collecting
postage stamps, still receivdIs
several hundred letters per day, al
though the end of the chain was sup
posed to have been reached several
months ago. Recently among the let
ters received was one from Henry
Clancy Of San Diego, CAL, inclosing
a check for $500. Mrs. Brown Gar
mans letter chain was started about
year ago, her unique scheme being to
secure 100000 Cancelled postage
stamps, which she hoped to sell for
enough to pay the expense of hospital
treatment for her crippled sister-in-
law, Matte Garnan. She wrote let
ters to three friends, who in turn wero
to each write to three more, and so on
until the number Of 80 was reached.
The chain was then requested to stop.
Each person receiving letter was to
send ten cancelled stamps TO Mrs.
Garman. The results were wonderful.
For a month letters poured into the
little Kaneville postollice at the rate
OF 10000 day, and Mrs. Garman es-
Inmates the number of stamps received
at 100000. The crippled girl has
been sent to q hospital and can be
cured. This will be pleasant news to
those who aided Mrs Garman in her
work Of love and devotion to Grip
pied girl, who, as will be seen by the
above, can and will be cured.
a Terrible Fall.
CHICAGO, Aug. 13. AT the man
moth coliseum show building, which