The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-09-05

u, p4uck!Ag ~ the sleeve of An
mcNeai' prrsideul of the Clov CO..,
pair association The president 600,
eu "nu Tried to shoulder him nv,
., nan ware was waiting for him on+
.no aihphitheafer. Naturally be W
~ teVer to get done with the he
-u.eiy necessary routine affairs
come on! You mustw the marsb
.epeated Allan made n feint of cJinn
ing MS fists. go away, you nuisa nno
Me sald. Taylor. you are a nuisonc
tne very worst sortw
appeal to the president Il 20 =,
,lBnt. Under the constitution and -,
m"s woman's voice said ontsii
.he door. Taylor grinned. "I kno,
was comm. Don't say | didn,t 70,
you ne said In q stage aside as wv
etout ana very angry danes bulped 9,
-nuitaneously through the door nh
pieSioents room was a mere cuddy
saVageo from the end of Horticnltpro
uaa' one rickety chair, a goods ho,
anu an apologetic desk made I'M a.
furnishings. Even then there woe
Ssant room for the pair who had miami.
~ themselves at Allan's elbows and
Siared at each other across him.
Ahy!or' you scoundrel, WHY d,dn,t
you .eil me was wanted" Allan soid
ehuaclously; then to his visitors :.
mrs fease Mrs. Sawyer what can
uo ior your You know you have onlv
60 name IT." oniy
want Justice" Mrs. Sawyer began
ana 10 a-goin to have ltv
mrs. Pease broke in: "Yt's n nerseot
shame. Allan-yes. will call Won AL.
IAN; used to know your mother so
~en-the way things are run Mt this
Ilnr. everything is in a ring, and yon
never get the least bit Of Justice unless
you are In ring yourself''-
iou ought to know about that. Ev.
efypody has said for the longest time
you We're the head ringster," Mrs. Saw.
yer interrupted polntedly Mrs Pease
H"Ve her w'thering glance, but went |
VI as though she had not heard az do |
uope tne gentlemen are honester I'm
Ws,, @ part BIT b,.tant I to name names
but = - don't see how some people
ever have the conscience to 20 to
preachln after the way they act"
On, you know. mistakes will be
made Allan said soothingly. "1'm
sure, though, If they are made, they
are honest ones. People see things so
differently, you know
yes, and always their own way or
thelr friends'," Mrs. Pease said acrid.
". THAT'S the sole and only reason
you see me here. The association did
me the honor to appoint me a Judge
OF patchwork
"And me-" Mrs. Sawyer added.
Mrs. Pease went on. II ought to
know somethin about 1t. l have got
just 4o patch quilts. five Of 'em silk
that I've made myself. I've made
every pattern l ever saw, In fact, so
!t stands to reason when say the star
and FEATHER Is more trouble than the
basket OF tulips nobody ought to dis
pute it."
u don't dispute 1T. All say is that
the tulip baskets the prettest and the
newest and the incest made" Mrs.
sawyer interrupted. "If uuiltmakin
counts. l do reckon l could have as
many rs anybody, only lack the face
10 peg the whole country for pieces"
could buy my pieces, too, II nv
husbands store sold whisky" Mrs.
fease began, her face an apoplectic RI
scarlet. Allan interposed. "If you two
can't decide. we all know nobody can" q
ne said automatically. "The thing TO t,
90 is to give two premiums instead of q
one" o .,
mo. no.! both women cried in the b.
same breath. "You must come out and v,
judge yourself. That's partly what n b,
president is for" 70
correct, ladies'" Taylor, the mar W
ehal, said, his eyes twinklIng. "The by- in
avs Is explicit on jest that very pint
nake Allan go and pick the winner &C
m too much his friend to see him min ar
hisself right out" w
'Oh, let me tell you somethin. Mr. W
Mrs. Pease said. Then In a De
Faucous whisper, my choice, the star is
ana feather. belongs to Miss Hlyy ju
ware and she told me yesterday she St
1ad willed 1t to Nan because the child IN
lid think 1t was 30 pretty" to
"oh. say, 1 wish you'd settle II with. gu
'ut me- Double the premiums" Allan he
'ald, beads OF sweat breaking out on of
lis face. Taylor chuckled at sight of sc
hem. Mrs. Sawyer pursed her mouth in
md said loftily: II might try to inau- be
nee you, Allan, only have some Bt
principle about me. The tulip basket mi
vas made by Mrs. John Groome. She's no
Van Wares aunt, too, and has no au
laughter Of her own" hi,
lnless she got 1t over tother" TAYLOR gu
AID, rubbing his hands and chuckline Of
gain. "ThaSs what meant, Allan. I by
ant see you set all Miss Mans family &c
gainst you. You're bound to make ye
ne-half Of 1t mad. But do your duty wi
Ike white man. and maybe the GOOD ]
'ord'll have mercy on your courtin." he
shut upl I'll ding you outside if of
'ou don't" Allan said, holding the CHI
loor wide. Now, ladies', como and ga
make up my mind for me- And please de
70 quick about 1t. I have hundred ly
ther things to do" 20
OF
Man disposes. but woman proposes. lnt
Lost commonly It Ia to have her own spi
ray: Allan McNeal had will and a int
,ind OF his own. but fo}if.d himself his
alDless In the face Of, the PATCHWORK WIG
No. IL HRa nQthtng. .aAaA- n. had he. ey.