Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-08-26

West" he felt like adding thevr-'7+-'"f~f
the formula, ':and glow up W
country" for Adrian Leonard ]
yet grown sup in the sense OF
either mature in Judgment
sonality. His father was
shouldered and athletic, but A
shoulders slopcl like pair of
:8iis complexion was fair as
4SRa 5Qar ais wsffepofs5d, sfeTaS5dr shapely he;
.sYou ought to have been gil
father would say in derision,
girl you might have been success.
"ButI am only.a boy" Adrian would
answer sweetly, exasperatlng MS
father still more by his ready ac-
uuiescence in the inevitable.
"And you will be boy all your life'
Mr. Leonard would respond with too
evident disdain of such specimen Oh
adolescence.
Then Adrian evolved the popular
idea that a toughening process wouio
deylop a higher type of manhood, and
he became a weak roysterer. he re-
fused to work or to make any practl-
cal use of fairly good education ana
spent his allowance in princely prodi-
cality. Then his father frightened the
purse strings, read the boy lecture
in which he recounted all the disagree
able truths he knew, sent him west ana
washed his hands of him, in spite OF
the pleadings of Adrian's mother tnaI
he would give him one more trial.
Adrian Leonard travelled three days
and nights due west, when his money
began to give out, and he found him
self nearly destitute il the depot OF a
small town, where people looked SO
much like. those he had left back IN the
east that he felt at home, especially as
neither, cowboys nor buffalos were
running wild in the streets. Leaving
his trunk to be called for, he TOOK
III through the streets, past hotels
pretentious stores, looking for Q
cheap boarding place and getting an
idea of how the land lay. The CRIME
of dust and travel had improved MIN
already. He looked more manly II
the cheap business suit In which NJ
was beginning the world than in MI
university togs, and he no ionse
talked with drawl, the saving grac
of poyerty making itself visible.
Climbing a picturesque hill OF thl
prairie town he saw carriage LOAD
people coming down. Some gay sum
mer girls, were laughing and talking
and looked at him prettily as he lite
his hat. Only one bowed in recogn,
tion of the courtesy, and she neithe
laughed nor looked amused. She wa
driving and the sun was shining In ne
ewes. and Adrian thought her as hane
come as any eastern belle he had eve
seen.
"she probably took me for tramp
no said to himself, but something
cav in her lace strengthened and el
couraged him.
At the top of the hill stood lari
frame building with many window
In one of these was a sign.
BOY WANTED.
Must Come Well Recommended.
Adrian stopped and read 1t, then
tered the place. 1t happened to
a candy factory, and it employed
hundred girls. To Adrians e
barrassed eyes they counted dou
that number. He had climbed to
top floor where they worked in the
room, and they all stared at him.
addressed one who seemed to be 10
woman.
.eYou advertise in the window foi
boy!'
The girl laughed, then said to
one nearest her: "Tell the boss the
boy here" Then to Adrian: H
YOU brought references from your
placer"
"1 will answer those questions
the right person." he answered '
grave dignity which had good ef
ON the girls. They stopped gigg
and staring to resume their work.