The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-09-12

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aT ANDOR was at his desk,
r., which was near the open
aS window. The window
looked down on the ponder
SHs, overwhelming traffic Of South
Mater street. The grinding of huge;
wheels, the crashing of machinery,
the clatter Of hoof beats, the rattle Of
harness. the jarring of merchandise,
tie hoarse voices OF porters and sdriy.
ers, all rose in one mighty, mingled
roar-a yeritable below of CONNER
cal prosperity.
Lander did not notice the turmoil
He had become accustomed to II: many
months ago. He was Absorb but
not In his work. The minute hnna Aad
crawied quite around the dial sfhe
big clock in the corner since ie had
formed figure on the ledger iying
,.rttins,S- Iyis oo,a ;drorro,a to In jSSlsa
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verse he had written, his eyes took
on the mingled dreaminess and spar
nIsI ono' .soes ,onIv IN tho o-hox,nf a
oaASan .lE%is 4
.sssfTssSdsS from his dask little glove
!; s,sas Arod and narfumad There
- ,.s,;r1 tion in the sfahtl the scent
+ho scnrh Sof Il, He laid ita gently
,,oa,. sa,rsH his non, and hogan. on
..a+,,a,.;sss ,,zos "a d ~
"a "a. IN sSro1vns 5 hand reached aoyer his
4 abon,,Iers .2 scounle af letters fell on
ma a;sa5 Jed doarsS one ssfheSane in the
fanii,ina bond no
had S8F,el tos ksnay9.s .s-he fore omen with
Ancara 3 INT weTa q iSlumsy. through
bosta Two fo,,,yr j ;Ssllnaelv written
naoas, uor nnfss III sijfs, beratoforn
80 boon - oIr,o.+ a,ss,,,.onbic broy.
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before e he pausedsjerfea back his
80, e
~ TLa ,o+.ou ,,od MT ,oo,, ;,+ondod for
b,n, p,t - wos of him Thero was
hi, ror,o h;s nomo IN tho rrrit;ro of
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opinioA shoutu ue Nsn'i9 hoi nis'
les' Sou 'ninh iile suii'y VI
caprice-i VIII 'pe quite lrank.
: AA ~ uoes care .ior me. Anu
~ 'N' p"se ehoeu'
u''"ii..nes' was Sone iroHl HIS
eS'' uoM' Ahete was reu ilght III
mem. fie uuS HIS nalis ln1o MS PAINS
until the nerce pressure panied.
hae lu'neu .he paSe. he read on.
We never worn my heart
VI n' siee'e' hloise. cant 90 II
? uU"' ou. you may draw from my
siiehce "hat inference you WILL
MT. Aldrlch!" He looked up. He
was treuiDlns like a leaf. About
1hat speciai Shipment to the Philip
plmeS' SIT
ies-no: aoh know. ASK inc elc-
Nator DoE! ne mutte."d, not compre-
nenain2' anu again Dent over the fate-
1ul page. inc man shrugged his Shoul-
derS' waikcu away. Landor read on:
o" spokeot his charming personality
nlSIIte sii'S OF mind and spirit.
Mho snouiu appreciate these more
-, NA'"n n''n 80 "cii
- na' oue VI ,u'n cociai stanoihS' ap-
pearance anu nereul'ary wealth should
naSe sinsleu me out from among many
s'' VIM 'uliitc @ n'li', ms hat'eteu
- ~ eeu' pu. 'nouiu ie say 'he
..as ~ s'' "o'D''i ""n'e ~ ne''i
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