The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-07-18

a hH'!t 'dpptd ana GDr0ntd mOii stand.
fnV dtmutlp on the thrCShol2
ON TO that great house Just because she
had gone 10 it u bride. The place
ought TO he sold. 1t was white elc.
| plant ION the hands Of those sweet
girls OF hers"
Jack. 10y reason of limited years aud
experience, did not count for much
Yet.
The minister, or, rather, the minis
ter'S wife, wished she had the manage.
mcnt OF the Henderson affairs. AS
| handSomr rs those girls were, she
would marry them all OF in 4 .iilry.
And there were many who east
wordy Srorn 1T the emptiness Of that
vanity which made them all cling TO-.
gethcr under the moldrrins old roof.
| which presented such Il fine exterior
towering loftily among the maguoliaS
ana spreading oaks. while inside things
were fast crumhling to decay.
| Inc discussion on ways and mcaus-
that is, napkins and tumblcrs-had
reached the climax of an order for "a
dozen pressed glass tumblcrS. incXpcn-
give uuality,' written in Miss Melli.
cents Clcrkly hand, when the dining
| room door was softly opened. reveal
ing white capped and aproncd maid
standing drmurrly on the threshold.
Miss Mrlliccnt suspended her pencil
hlldalr ana stared. Miss Julia'S stare
was OF Slghtcr duration. NANCY Hen
d"rSon what 60 You mean?
Tho drmure maid flung defiance at
them both from under her quilted wait.
rcss' cap. You don't suppose am go
ing to let him know that we kecp ONLY
one servant, cookT'
"Hut that is all we do keep, Nanny"
I'VE VIII keep waitress wife Mr..
Ted is here. Girls. am IN the gulf
10" "' |"H IKE Miss Quinticus Cur.
thus, il that WaS his name never
'h"N&ht T." put my private theatrical
pF"lrrthH I" such good use"
hu' d" viii ask for you. He knows
We are lhrrr.
Il can easily Er away on visit TO q
u'>t"h' Srhnoi trlchd.
'S' hll
NOW, see mere Juii;i and, with the
iiS"' "i "'''h''c' bIhZlhS IN her great
''''F gray eyes, Nancy turned upon
"'' N''"'"i SISTER" you are Just to let
'''t "'''''' lou remember tn" last let
''r 'i"' l'rr ever received from her couS.
H. o'' "r' A"'H'"h! 10 YOU rcncm'
"r Nha' he Shid about the dearest
"'H' "' MS h'art~ mat he hoped Ted.
'i'E'"'' N"n'h return to America some
"'H n''' ''hhhi''a'r the dear old home.
>''''' P".''"G one or her dear daugh-
"fH -'hhlS us at It's head as mistress!
'.,''' n' "'ru' iho"rhfuil Y.
-, ,,''' 'c"'! ~ 'c'"r''lhg TO Ameri-
"a"
w., ,"'"'' p'"PnecE
'.'"'' N"n"! po'o schelne for
pUt''"s' " "rNt ioo' foremost would
'''' '''o'''" ''e '"hl SANCTION OF her
,'1',t CONSERVATIVE sisters Will never
r, =.
,o,,, -, 49,, "'o. "e'' rams or rather'
~ '' "'''' ",''.cli' Nh"e"9 through
.,'' ,''' ''"'' '''''' "L"' orih% nearest
'''' ""''' H"''nE answered the sum.
"'|,'> ',,,
INV "'''' ''''s vi stralSe voice
vi ''ic Misses henderson
,hn, nr,-,n, '""'''u ."e open door whore
","M', .',,, purpose or 'avcSdropping.
't'AN" say 10 Mrs. Henderson that
| ne" orleans ana followed Immediate
| - - va 49,, "'''H "' my Telegram. hope
'"' S'' ''e ''l'E'aih"
| :, ''H' S'' HlS morning. sir, l heard
''s '"""S '''''cS say.
"'''''t"' saSl'e"' Julla clutched her
"''~''! ~ '"' arm ana Missed IN her
'".
H%!' no h"lp for 1T now. We've
GOT |" see hrr through. Please don't
e,' ~ N''llcS' Mel.
'"'! 'H!S morning. Ihere must have
o''" some u"inH, the guest was say
ing, am AFRAID, them
'fh. IFS all right. sir. Just stu1
@ am'' 'l' paFloF' | IL tell the ladic3.
ne "oE II TAKE your bag up WIKI
"h'ch the eavesdroppcrs could hc&r