The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-16
The Peoples Journal.
PICkENS 8 G.
A PRISMATICC COUkTSl1lP
Woman's Home Companion.

throng--stowards laden with hand bag
gage, trucks piled with steamer trunks,
Girls in seagOing costumes with their
arms filed wish roses and faces bright
with anticipation, elder women with
sober count"nancCs: speaking seriously
togrUwu sons nNd daughters, who were
TO be icu behind, business men, look
ing important, and college graduates,
still carc-frcc and intoxicated with
their newly found liberty. 1T was ~
motcly crowd, pushing, chatting, laugh.
ing in the bright June sunshine.
The gong sourdcd for the last time,
the stew ards rushed aboard, shouting,
"An ashore ~ ana the tiual messages
arose in chorus. Slowly the great
ship swung around and the cable
lOOscncd. The faces on the dock were
gradually lost in y confused sense of
color.
ave arc really of, auntic," said a
girls voice, gayly. Now, don't cry,
for you know you are delighted TO 90.
Uncle Tom viii DC al right without
you. Indeed, 'vc no doubt he will en-
JOY himself hugely" she laughed
mischicvOusly and uut her arms arnund
her pUrty cOrhpamiOn, WAC Smiled audi
bly, behind her handkerchief.
john Towuur, who WAS standing by,
glanced ~ the pair rs they disappeared
in the cabin.
"prctty girl he murnurcd, as he
chose u cigarette. II she were only
Priscilla, now, what a heavenly time
we would have - lie sighed pen
sively. However, there's no use
wasting wishes over that, and suppose
I'd better dc getting my scat At the
table,
As lie took bis place in line in the
dining saloon the same pretty girl
stood near him. She stood so near, in
fact, that AZ hr gave The steward his
card her eye fell upon il AS it lay ON
and intense Cmh"rrASsmc crossed
her face: she flushed painfully and
glanced invOlunturily at him in evident
distress.
Tuwncr stared back at her in as
t0nisEmcnt. In an instant she re-
covered her ConpoSurc, drew herself
up haughtily and turned away.
"What in tin" uamc Of common sense
WAS the m"ttCr with her :" he muLtcr-
ed, as he sought his srntproom. "
never laid eyes on her before and why
should She hu ~ awfuiiy upset on seeing
me, or rather, on seeing my name
passes me
He snl dOwn On The cGgc Of his berth
10 lhiuk IL over, tie WAS, IcrnaES
unused To tie wnys OF the world still
he hHd had four years at college AGt
BATTERED himself that be knew some
thing Of society. but this experience
WAS new one to him. He felt strange
ly BATTERED by the unknowns myslc
rious knowledge OF his name.
"ShG will probably sit near me-" h
Thought, Iuu will find out what IL,
trouble Is"
1t MAS with undue haste that |,
sought the table at the first sound
the gong, but his eye searched in val
the faces OF those near HIM. Eviucn
~ she had given the steward pnrticul,
Instructions to pat her scat is far ,
possihlC from the ono labeled IN
John Tnwncr, Biloxi, Miss" for h
hna!Iy discovered her nt the cXtrcm
limit OF the room. lie watched her a
well rs he could, but he caught onl
one furtivr glance, and then her eve
remained &Iucu to Tho table during tn
meal.
The next day the ship rolled badly
and neither the unknown fair" no
her annt appeared. T0wncr wrot
letters and sm"kCd, but the day SCENE,
intcrmipnblc.
The thtrd morning WAS bright an,
sunny ana the decks were crOwucd.
W here shall | put your chuir2
said drsn"l"inG voice -. Ii>ownrr'
elbow. "rhc S,uy.. - ~" y; ;''.' -.
penrcd, unM ~, i,,,', w =" 90
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~ rninir,m -, hn ,','',I" sni1'T ,I ,n,, ''"", "
cIair' "Tbcr,Is mice shcI,rrrJ minr, minr
inst u,,unj ,l,r ,nrnn. nnI Nv ~ I,t t',tN' ,I,'
vav y"'V "''''''>' Wv >'' "''' ""' Wv ''' VIZ
*Tbork Won, So mach o..id ,b, ann,
sipbjn" sMr irnnmnd hnayii, ,';I ""n' ~, "
thr cnmfortuhir sr,r ~ bn sritIri H.
81 still frri thr rtyrr,s nf vrstrrG,,v;s
illness, priyciiL, dear cnn,t Won md
q Mace, ,ooY'
The cir, flushed nrnin und turncd ah.
ruptly away.
"Thank yvu. auntic. INIT am roinp
for a. book" she called back over her
shoulder.
TownCr tucked the rug snugly
around the cldcr iady's feet.
" "Might | bring my chair, too :" he
inquired with becoming mcckncss. "lt
is SO pleasant here.
"By all mcnns,' Was The gracious
reply, and in moment the two were
engaged in conversation