The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-11-30
MOpHECY.

. II ma ouly eight members Of
y ~, r...,i sycling club, but they
,si.a iull force on that deli
.;,r. l'.y sunday for tho run down
d e,,e..h shore, and, pulling up
49,. lire noon ut Sandy Cove for
81 .r,iwi,A. a pipe and a rest. they
d .osipc.- son of the piazza of ono
d 4 .h.y,t unopened cottages on tho
The day was fit for tho gods, the
d .t,es blue, tho sea as smiling as if ii
,erc misummor. and the sunlight
an tic sails of q large schooner
j sanding steadily across the bay on
a long tack, the gentle washing of
q .,o wacr among tho rocks on tho
q st,r,. tho light wind cooling and
d dmueIul a. it blew over heated
jrw.s were AL influences which,
8n,e, nel with the fragrance Of good
i nv ,;,.. ,nsved ono to introspoction
.ro li.gn,'e 10 confidence.
9 Taeal,.. Group fell grsduslly into
81, s!.,Isr iAag among so many woln-
#eu wo,:.d lave been as ominoua ne
3,Ee l.u.l preceding thunderstorm
!aIEe-ci. ...'ssl.t, 1irst, profound ami
%alal co..;n;, and following Oh the
ahees cf bat long look into the fu-
|lture a; ti!a manner of their kind,
3for :no A!oditstivo man thinks about
,iyha, is to como as inStinotively as
1;lc ncjiiativo woman of what is
psi
d Dick Whitney was tho first to
sSsrcak Removing his meerschaum
.arom III, n!outh-it was IL splondidly
soolcre,l lion ) head-and gazing fond
sbyaJ ii5 tawny richness, no said:
q Our days arc mum bered, boys.
aSNc shal Lave fow moro times like
This
Why not?" demanded Morris
sro&, lils purch on tho piazza rail.
q "Bcyausn summer coming"
q What of thatt?" -oso tho chorus.
@hcy vero all listening now.
q Girls y said tho sago darkly and
bentcntiously, and forthwith a gloom
Settled Gil these happy souls-no,
Dot Oh all, for little Louis, in the
;Rorner, who Il . been softly whis-
8liug The Sunshine of Paradise
Alley under. his breath, turned
}carlct through his tan ae if deteoted
In a treaoherous thought and won
Jared if any body noticed the tinge
3f pleasure that pervaded him at the
7ferc mention of suoh delightful pos
s3ibilitica.
Louis was nearly 18 and WAX in
Che hands Of anything feminine, for
@t that age, IS some astute French
philosopher Balzao, isn't it?-ob-
'Sseryes 'on n'aime pas uno fomme
pals q 10 sexe," but tho others wero
hardened Veterans, primed with the
3ltter wisdom of experience, and
pick. tho Nestor of the club. at 80
3ad made for himself quite neat
zz33Qutation ea a oynic.
a ETacing himself with q whiff of
s2S pipe and blowing out the smoke
81 doloaie rings. he pursued his re-
parks:
: Last season was the first for
!7ears Whom q man had the ghost of
q chance 10 escape from their
y 7ntchcs. They couldn't all ride
sheols But this sumer they've got
PEN, Lord bless you-yes, to pet
|SRqcoat-and I can hear their assur-
s3rco rising up over the land. With
II d thou goest. I will go. -
ITS leap year. too," said still,
man voice tingcd with desponden.
q Fellows. you won't believe it,
2u1 have had three proposals al
fady since january. and A great
urst of laughter interrupted the
Peaker, who paused and stared pen
A'oly at his golf stockings, import
Il as untold expense and ohastely
ss,sned in tho blue and green Sun
4 S'land plaid. An Adonis of middle
fass society, 9 feet in those very
| ||3oCk'nss, y as finoly proportioned as
8 ofeck athlete. and further en-
Sed With close cropped chestnut.
El's anu sloepy blue eyees ho felt it
.l8 10 unreasonable to exrect
s 'n new woman to contemplate
0a charms unmoved and put up
;Ruu naturcdly with ordinary ado
3NOn These later aggressive atten-
Is had heen too much. Why was
y amusement at the turning Of
2a Worm?
salking.
You don't rlean that2" cried
Ruls $"1 incredulously.
It's gospel truth. Why, what if
s{ola you that M Well. can't
'a'lon names. but if + only limited
glrl who has as good as asked
IL 20 marry her within q month
D'uS would believe me, and one
Jua S,a ;, would knock me down If he
-ne beginning Of the end" A
I'm note orept into Dicks tone.
h.. ,ssie IS right; there's no joke
~ IT, This is tho sort of thing in