The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-21

INGH. IL Crter that }lISat nOO aIilIcO
his sight he slowed ire away IL that
Closet. Suppose became the i..sttg,u-
ment Of h;s own undoin4; Is s rot true
that be was nevertheless tire ;iugaor OF
his own downflll :,
ssY eur logic seems 10 be ;.s nicrciless
as it is correct. answered Gordon.
with knitted browS. Still. there arc
some points relating 10 .rcnc history on
which my mind IS tEitie oosc1re
What possessed my fstsi2ei to CO; into
being g creature Of yoaz d1,iisss5sreea Ole
character!
'.The almighty dollar. young man
He created NE in order that yoa might
Inherit !: l;stle more wealth. He did
rot think teen. how / Should one day
sit ascr;;1e his shoulders ike an Old Man
of the Sea. nor did he think that it va:
possible for Inc to afiiict his son. For
obvious reasons, my relations with You
are not so intimate as they We're with
your worthy father l was evolved out
of the wheat pit Of the board OF trade.
Your father was a bull and he merci-
lessly gored both life and fortune out Of
a certain bear who was not nimble
enough to get out of his way.
'sAnd who was this bear?'' asked
Gordon.
"a man named Hepburn.
.sAmy Hepburn s father?'' murnlured
the young man. rubbing his hand across
his brow in an effort to remember.
Eyes Hepburn lost every penny he
had in the world through that disas-
trous wheat deal He was forced into
bankruptcy and. unable to bear the dis
grace. took his own life. His money
went to increase the store your father
left you. my boy, and it is now possible
for you to live ii luxury while Hep
burn s wife and children must struggle
on as best they can. However, and
the skeleton got up and started back to
its closet. lit is not for me to moralize.
Now that I've caught myself deliver
ing a homily, III just take my depart
ure. Au revoir. my dear fellow
Hating at the closet door. the sllele-
ton waved its adieu and disappeared
within Gordon sat in his chair. deep
in thought. while his cigar burned it
self out between his fingers.
At last he got Up and shool: lis broad
shoulders as though freeing himself OF
"a disagreeahte burden
'sSociety has dared me, he n,ntter-
ed but | know my heart. now. and
III do as please
After Harry Gordon and Amy Hep
burn had been married and had re-
turned from the:, honeymoon Harry
brought his bride Up stairs to his old
bachelor den and seated her IN :; chair.
ssMy dear" he said 81 have a con-
fession to make to You. ciy father once
did your father a srievous wrong, and /
have made myself the happiest fellow
il the world by undoins il. However,
as we are not to have any secrets from
each other, vou .a,Istt know about this. >
\ look OF establishment came lllto
Amy's blue eyes as she watched he.'
husband proceed; to the ciose1, throw
open the door and 50 zu,l1nag acoutt
inside
What in the v.orl(2, arc :--oa looking
for. Harry She asl1eG: as lie retained
TO her s;j,e.
I'm loo.sis.s ffor eoz.4ettl.::ns lt!!.at does
not seem to be the1e--the G;crdoi: fam
ilv skeleton. Any Tor tho 5iirsstt .ilIa III
l5 years il IS got 10 ise fo1:22y; IN tilat
closet.
Just she1 a cla,ll;i.sg. 5,geaa was asj7l s.esa:sjl
IN the haii1vav without. tie door vas
pushed slowly ;i&r and the skeleton
lin4ned IN. supporting; 3tsalf or :; e,.gstc;.
arl looking YER: .lyscSa The were for
wear.
There il is, cried Gordon. What's
the ,naster with yos, Gle CHAP? Here,
sit down | want TO on,ase YOU acora.ni-
cd with my wife.
The family sseleton droppe,; into a
chair and shook until It ratified like a
score Of c&sst@,1ets.
81 IL do,.e for, II groaned. You've /
fixed me. youns niasl. Just dropped IN
10 say eoodbv :orever. But dc,! intro
duce lae TO you1 wife. We've mes be-
fp~e
..cnae ) 50. I3.4rl.5a s:s.s. -a,'ssv. =
NOV All a71o.,- 5ais family s1saletoD o.
reu9s. Ben. ~ il worry voa my
slea-. ala si,c Ore. ao.. sof1 as'l1'
;eI,aa j5 uae1. 5s,c dead :';:sc bar.y
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