The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-24
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some scenes lrivc thought over. 4 SOFT
uf mental rehearsal. agai" and again, and
do nnt believe my wcll-triIn"'l wis
could desert NC. whatever The opinion 81
brother Jack may be.
I'm not Young woman. | passed the
boundary Inc Of old mai,lcnhood scvc:i
years ago. made 4 celebration on lmy'
"5th birthday Ii comes in August an':
invited several Of the old school @!ri>
from s. Mary'> to come III their c"oi
muslin wrappers East Iu<tia mourning
- the funeral Of my youth. served 4
lunch o. ice and lady fingers Oh maiden
hair ferns ant: we drank ICED Tea I've Al
ways hated tea as Il proper preparation
fer cd maid;Sm. read them M:cm, ::
parody on tic burial of Sir john AloNrs'---
in which / became 4 spins;cr and laid
youth ~ rcSt-.''witil l.cr twenty-five years
j:clln,i her" AL that WAS $cvei! years
;:@o, and eac!, day have :.rown more
srif-reiant and brave. Quite determined
% make i career Of NY own. persuaded
hack to leach me bookkeeping, and after
that il was not yovs- hard TO persuade him
20 let me cease play and keep his hooks
III earnest.
So ior seven wears had work I cnjnyci!
and six hours Of every day spcut in the
little Office behind Tic great uue where re-
ports from The gre;; warehouse Of G%e X
20. had come III ever since my Grand.
father Gales ow,i day. People called me
eccentric aG;; odd 1T first. but my world
grew used to the fact in time, AMI &C
,ccptca ne or my own terms
When August of last year came around
had taken M uslla! July vacation, ard
M SD birthday foun.i nic At ONE, ready
co assume part Of Jacks duties in add!-
tor 10 my own, that i:c and Annie might
have their months outing also.
-. u wish Won woU:d Shut up Tie E"'sc
and board while We are away" An:
said. Il hate TO think uf YOU and Maggie
Ill alosc nights in tn, great house. :"
Maggie was cur faithful! domestic
Nonsense, Annie" answered.
Haven! We stayed alone for six years
r1cry August with = private watci'man,
100. for this block: Fin Ncvcr Gnc lritr
afraid
You ART perfectly safe Jack sail.
"Ne'vc got u new watchmaa How. VII"
will look after things sharp. Jerry wa>
growing old, and, think, liked L Q"ie,
corner toward morning. This is Il young
fellow who is out OF work: he is as bright
is dollar
l quite laughed 10 myself at Arn;e's
fears the next evening rs stood & mo-
inent 1t the window, after eXtingU;shlIg
the gys. and saw the bury, th;ck-sct figure
Of the new wa.chman lighting his pipe by
the gasli@ht. lie looked abe to tackle Il
whole gang Of house robbers u.ias$iS;cti.
Nj wcN. peacefully. mcc, The !:vW
man-.juc. hj- namc--cach night rs
came from ihc ctiicc. He came 30 w%tci
Il s o'clock. H. bal brigh: face and a
pleasing way. found wien stopped to
sneak to him. He seemed % tcci q great
sense cf responsibility as regards ;hc care
Of car house, which always gave ine a
comfortably feeling.
Jack had been away twu weeks whrN
tie cashier was taken sick. offered To
take his duties il connection with my oHn
10 save recalling Jack. Mf. Ga$kcl
;lack,S n@w partner? and really carried
the weight Of the business Oh our S!ioi:i-
,;ers tho next week. Mr.. Gaskc!l had
my been a partner: for six months. lie
was ~ EE-liShnar whom Jack had NIT
Tic YEAR before i'll New York. ]Ic !lad
managed 70 sink a fair supply Of English
-ol,, in American ventures before Jack
met him, and he had SaincJ thereby IN
experience tina, made him. now IL middle
life fair tn put some CT OR American
metal IN place "f that lost.
From III, first coming among lis. stron"
in his Eng!isi. prejudice, there had ocen =
tactic war between him and :.ic. think
Ills week l,v laid down his arms for the
frs: tine. I'm not going TO say ap-
;,rovc nf vc,;r being here Miss Lawrence,
lie said one afternoon. Though I'll az
;lnowlctI~e no man could think quicker
at be OF more help than you are. hat al
the cl'ivairy in nc, protests a-*'n>; 'hr
;;ruuScry you endure
''Nnc must work Il unc Is % have Il
career" answered ialgiHgly. i$Ht al!
.!!c same there vas I rlciean: feeling ~
:nv heart 70 think lie cared |" save IN"
ab0: or trouble.
One afternoon TIC lust "f tlle week, 'I'
i,ro;vit nc 50. 600 ina; some western
customer lad paid. .'Wc'!l hav" 80 l'I;
!, il. The safe, Miss Lawrence. r sail!
..t!" bank closed Two hours ago" That
night. when l closed the safe. ! >;c'i;'rT-
a;e<; scver;,, moments with tic door 4 ~;
ilam.'S y neither % leave the moR":' or ;:.%;'
It Ir:.2e with !nc. Ne iiavc always :'.i
INC warehouses made or. office !, d:;n2c",
;c,.s place. ard tic all WAS 50 il"; aHi e..
:,."t ,av Tia; the very walls scented III;
g: i1ca: is if ,!.ey might light from >:''H-
'""couS crmbU>;:nG; :c:;cr have ever
'c!i pcrfcr; confidence IN or safe q fire.
n-1r!. | i.avc tried n!any :; iin!2 /" D""v
tscii change il for i ln.':v :n";}vih ':r.
thought OF my waich'nan a':'; almost de-
.crnincl 10 take Tic money !;'H:c. hat
finally considered it would only give Er i
walcfui night to have the care o: -almt
sil.t the safe.
! h&d nv wakeful night. though, .ii;,;
;he salne--:o7 had hardly fallen asleep