The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-17


living ON nothing month"
$50 am L." said Jack. yawning so
portonlously that his sister Julia ad.
viscd his going after Marston's shoes
before Slumbcr saould ovcrtake him
irrcN Ocably. He stretched his arms
and got up obcdcnty.
IL say, Nan, we are in for this mas.
Qucrade, Let's make it bowling sue.
cess"
Marston had been the guest Of the
llcnderSOnS quite two weeks when he
felt the necessity Of explaining himself
TO some trustworthy friend laid mex.
Orably upon him. He selected for this
purpose the chum he had left behind
him in Berlin.
"Nobody knows better than yourself,
my dear IIolbrook," he wrote. "how
entirely in accord with my dear IA
] Tiers wishes for my settlement in life
l was when | started for America.
/ at all seemed to dovctail beautifully.
/ The proximity Of the estates, the wish
es OF our clJGrs, the beauty and good
ness of the Henderson girls, all pointed
| to the fulnlln.ent Of the prophecy ut
| tered over my cradle by my black
NANNY, who declared 1T was writ on
/ the stars was to fetch home Il bride
from this house
"But now let me aDase myself. |
can only do so with comfort while seas
roll between us. The Henderson girls
are all that my father painted thcm-
handsome. cultivated. dignitcd, proud
rs Lucifcr and bearing poverty, which
cannot be hidden. with n gracious dig
nifty that actually cXalts it.
Nothing would seem easier than for
n vagahond like myself to fall in love
with ono of these sweet girls and take
her over to my owr old house to
brighten it with the light of home.
They are famous housckcepers, and
my cid hCmr when | get rid of the
""'." ri workmcn now In full posses.
it wouldn't be bad place to
,.. hridc to. But bah! Let me
oul with 1t.
"Oll chum, I've made n fool OF my
SClt-a hcastly asst l'vc fallen in love
with my cousins waS css. the girl
who passes me my coffee ut table and
stands behind my cousins chair with
tray in her hands-I. who call myself
gentleman!
mot that | mean by that that I've
demcaned myself She Is no ordinary
servant girl. I'm not quite sure who
or what she is | should never dare
question my high bred cousins abou,
GhCir domcStcS. But OH, well, to max,
ahc matter short, this dcmurr liltl,
NanrN, with her downraSt eyes and
graceful figure, has got between IN,
and all my plans, making it forever
hnuoSsih!" for IL" TO fall in love prop
erly \ word in SELF excuse.
THAT $hC is no ordinary houScmaid
nm sure, for | found her dusting
cloth l,rr accidentally between th,
leaves s.. EE Browning. and one day
ut table, When gave my young cub OF
II cousin Mr.. Jack Henderson, IA math
rnE,iCaI nut To crack, | am quito sure
she r"n,riyvd 10 give him the solution
Willie Of .,&@ him the Walllcs
"All t." same, must get away from
here ! can't court my cousins wait
rcSs, ana won't court my cousins
shall move over To my own place in Il
day ol two and Shall then claim you
for my guest"
There was matter in this letter that
Marston would have been very sorry
to lave Z" aStray. 50 he concluded tr
walk int" til" village with his mail II,
stopped AT TIA" open door Of the ramily
sitting room To let Miss Mcllicrnt know
his intention. She entered a polite pro
, test. "lf YOU are not in Il particular
hurry. cousin, | can send 1t In Ly tn,
boy. II" always goes In for our mail
about " "'clocE.'
Hut MarSlon thought the walk woulj
DO hiw good. and presently they heard
MN SNlnG past I'll" library windows
with that long, easy stride which car
ricd Him over so much ground with So
HuI" apparent effort
Miss M"lliccnt looked at Miss Julia
, anNiouSly III" viii como back with
the appetite OF Il wolf ana nothing I'm,
soup meat Tor Liuncr.
Jack went out with his gun"
Yes. nnd Jack will com" back with
his gun We can't serve that ND for
Icudy.
ln-hut, dear me, Mel, he Is making
us positively fuSSy wish he would
go not that he is any trouble at all
lie Is dear. simple fellow. I'm really
roma of him"
The dear simple fellow was Mt that
moment swinging through n grove of
black walnutS and pccans which intcr.
NcncI between his own bnmn onI a.,