The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-11-26

| Gagged hyCno. SOrrD
"Thcn tramniuy mn and ,o,. !,
sentry nost will hc i,st H. 'u.' ~, tii'
| him. It'u cool him OF d., n ~
every wol, sorr J,ct ~. n''' ,,', VIZ,
| ant rays, TN tcu t,o cnm,,o','.. W" ''''' l.
Fivo minutes lotcr thn ,.,,,''' Hr,n,' ." ''''',
serted, aud all >vns silon,n I,,,- "'', w.
at least Helen Doun,or ,o,'I5 w ','N'
ewes nnd nI,n ,,d u,;.', ~ ''>' ii''
placed on uu,rd I!,,, ''''' l" ''
RIGHT ONT horo ~, th,, 49,, -. " l1'>'
was to nrevcnt ho, ,I;,,: ''' II "lli''
dusk of the ovc,;,,,, ,,.ll. i".I ".'' ~ '"'
had vouo ovcr tn H., 49, ~ :, i -
spcakjry with h;,,, ,>,'"n'I i'aI!'
tmnIorjnv hin, ~ ,,o ,.','.''*' N''.' aih'
unvwl,rrc ,,Lnro l,2 ,,',' '"!' ":'"!'-
drunken mood ond.,,.',..i ,n ''o' "'''''l III
er's life by tho sndIn,, ,h'I, 't'' e le',! ''"'''
enccY She ,vculG n,,,,', .''.i> "t '!'S p',H'
would follow hir, n,.,.,. r' '','2 .''"'I' SIG
with him Ic vi. ',.;, ''' ''1'''' S'"Efr
--nuythiro to gnt L;,,, "'o ''|i"l''"i"
from tho snn.hirr tha.,,';I' ,"''' -I'" away
md lows una III, ,ei.'..,. ,,,, '4'' i'"loS
hers n, old For, E,.,.,. 4''''' Dec''
One o,hc,. ,,i.., ~, $50,
,no,c,, ,,,, '.,'''., a.! h'"' 'l"t D'tlo
be needed Ahn ,,,,., ''.,'' ), h'iEhl
drink sodd.D ,v,.t,.j, >,.,,.,,I 49, I"' ''S''
mono. Go sho ,,r.t .,,,,l ,....,i, '"''
must and should, for nr,. I",. ,'t, 'v no
tho whole oo,r;,,, a. '' w
nblc-hc might t,lo thn "',I,'c ,;,, 81
throw OFF ,II dio,,,is ',,,'i,i' 'o,"iy 10
b;s ,,ifo po..,,si.. .:.i o''''' '"'r "S
might brihc Rim r. ,nln ;,.'iiioy Elo
Dronosition opd ,oroo rr,, w ','i
conld snond ,,hat sho t, '' ''lo,e ho
ehc conId osc,,o rot,,,,, ,,'. w., "ih',
somo,vhoro n,,,,,.,,. '''''' "'iu
f,o,,, h;,,, f.e'': l'"' iici Heao
md ou I1a,.i..', - ',l"'' 'ioiil ~ ,ho "o'ld
,,Lo,, l'o.. s>'.I. '', ','' 1i'''' Ahat went
hro,,on ,o' -" "'''', lo''cly ana hearc-
AZ ~ w. y, I',S o'1oie'
o,,l, o,. az 'i,''' f"tIlS"n 10 whon
s,,o o,ra "Pi"' "ro" Ni'oin couin
,Io I,,,a',, ln' i',''' '''ci' was "ho' "c!l
I,oa L;a l.,. i''' manu- DIS ile
,,ro on,,,. "i'' 10 u''eii''''A' trc;'S-
o,,a .I'at ~ '.1i' He ioi 'hc '''cro ASKING
,,,ha '1.'1 a,'S .i,'n ~ ~ ~! o'iicrs was 'he ono
,,,;cn,,L1o ~ - ~ n:'ei hioM llo
Pew t,,,. w., 'i'' ','' ""S hoS!e
,,ifo civ ""' IVY ~ H"ri"r
hro.,,ox .,>
o,d l,;,,I WIZ, H:'1' ,:1 s'i',io"H' hclpiul
idnr,itn 20 '' t,' W" nv pe' ',"rh 'ho
hor t,,a4 ,,;a,.,; .l;.'.i Ginning iic'o ul.-
ava d|l,aII ti'Vi, ~ 9I"iS vi or,Ih
nttcrrost f.,,.,i'; "' i,', 'u nv, Hci W nlh
beforc m,t cf 7, ,,itI: :,'s "t| l.oi "S ho ''an
hcr now with o,,.ar ,,n,i,, n' "n'
thought OF tho shon,o that ,ro,,1a nn,1,a
to the girl no 1orod Tho .,,ooI, ,I.,.
micht bo in store for hcr hc.lc,,oa ,,,otl,
er. There was thc mon-J,c,. Or,,,c,,,.
But how to srn him ,rl >,.,,or o,l
where. Not a moment r,pst bc loct ho
cnuac, now thnt PoyJc's nrcsorcn va,
known to her, his vito. n,,. mo,,nrt
might bring on the ful lthcr c,tostrcnho
She had never kn0Nn him to sion nm, y
soddCn and etnpciicd.
Drink, drink, drink. In soro form
he would find the poison and gulD il
down, waxing craZcd and nervous if il
were withheld fro}n him, turning mad
and reckless if it were given. Drink Eo
surely would all through this blessed
Christmas eve, and at any hour. anv
moment on the morrow she might OK
pcct him to appear before them all, in
tho midst OF their joyous Christmas
gathering, in drunken cxultation, dc.
manding his scat at his wifc's side ut
his mothers beard. What that would
mean TO that GcMtlo mother. whose very
life seemed now hanging by thread,
God alone could say.
And here she lay, hcsItant, 1nlpotont,
cowardly, when the lives and happiness
of those dearest to her were at stake,
shrinking even now from an appeal to
Ornsby, who alone in nll the garrison
probably was competent to advise and
help, and Ormshy had already suffered,
and suffered much On her account In
the loyal observance Of his promise he
had brought himself under the ban of
suspicion, and with half an eye Helen
could 500 that Ellis looked upon their
relation with utter distrust. Great
heavonl Was che to be curse to every
ono who had bcon kind to her? Tho
thought WAS intolcrablc.
Helen Daunton amazed hor friend by
spr1nging from her bed and throwing
up the window sash. Air, airp' sho
moancd. II feol as though werc snffo-
CatlnG,' and, leaning far out into the