The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-09-02

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Certainly, If the umpire allows u.s.
SAID the Rev. Arthur.
S"rah Joined ThyrZa with a slightly
damaged nose.
"Aana Jones and Old Coulston," call
cd the umpire.
go 1t, missile" said Old Coulston.
II see myself u-drinkln' thut beer,
do"
Miss!c "wcut it," but, in spite OF all
She could do, the Rev. Arthur made the
saiAc seven ten.
"Itmc 10 sponge of, l think" sug-
gcSt"d Noel TO Anna Jones.
"Eh | beg your pardonI' said Anna
Jones.
"H"frcHhments,'' explained Noel kind
~. I'm going TO lave Il bun and gin.
ger beer"
The Rev. Arthur inwardly hoped
tE"y would Disagree with her. He, too,
aG.rcd Nocl, but he carried the money
of til" sewing club and was prepared,
it necessary, to die on the field of hon
~. lie tossed down n lemon squash
prepared by the air fingers of Miss
jarvis. II wear your glove upon my
helm" Lc whispered.
Mind that child doesn't knock 1t
OIL" said Miss Jarvis stcrnly. "If YOU
'esc- i:crc Gilt of II thing like that!
IN rcvcr forgive YOU"
Tho landlord of the Spotted Dog
gave Nccl IL cake of buttcrscotch to
top on with, and, Il pretty color I'm
her checks, She danced back to the tn
bic, suppose" she said politely, 1--WE
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fail by this II | think you Will then
be- she looked at tho list-"Elizubcth
lials"y, kcturHh Banks, Alice Manns,
Jcmlma Ward and Mad Kitty"
y | think So" said the Rev. Arthur.
"Oh, what II duck he is" said Mad
kitty. bcaming ~rapturously upon the
poor CITRATE. isn't he IL duck!"
Miss Jarvis hastily pulled the crazy
girl lack into her scat and told her to
30 aood.
81 will" said Mad kitty; "but isn't
he Il duck
4" poised her racket rcilcctivcly
I'm Keeper Jones, Silus poorDody,
Scranny Eyed BID, Sawyer IIurd and
Cargo he Shepherd, and l must be
very careful, because they have TWEEN
~ quarts OF beer on me between them"
"rwenty what!" gaspcd the Rev. Ar
thur.
quarts" said Noel gently, "and they
have asked me to supper ut the Spot
ted Dog IL | win"
Even Miranda gaspcd at this revcla-
lion. Fortunately she WAS cutting cake
and did not realize its full significance.
The Rev. Arthur bowed CALAMITY. Il
wish the ladies had SO good II champion
Also he said kindly. He glanced at
Miss Jarvis, and his fine features cloud
ed over, for She frowncd. "a slip of n
cllild,' she whispered contemptuously
TO her neighhor.
Her diSdaln stung the Rev. Arthur,
who was generally pretty good ut field
sports, and he began to serve us hard
as he could, after previously stlpulat-
!nG that this final game should be twcn-
~ points. Amid tremendous excite
mcnt they crCpt up to eighteen all.
There WAS agony in the Rev. Arthur's
we, for Miss Jarvis. coldly contemptu-
Gus, applaudcd Noel vigorously. Noel,
seeing his distress, purposcly served
into the net, then bluShcd scarlet. She
"cHIr.cd tho beer of the blanket club"
yet had betrayed her trust because she
loved the Rev. Arthur, Her pretty lips
Ucmhlod.
The Rev. Arthur saw and under
stood. With fine chivalry he also scrv-
ed into the net, mentally vowing TO re-
fund their losses to the members of the
sewing club. He would not be outdone
in m0gmanimity by II slip of II child.
"\inrtrrn Dnh pripI thr nmhirc
We'll make the next final stroke.
lonrS service, Miss Noel
Noel was SO unncrvcd that she sent
over an easy ball. The Rcv. Arthur,
with IL hypGcritical prCtcnsc of activ-
ity, drove 1t into the net, bowed and
announced himself conquered.
Noel threw down her racket, flung
her arms round his neck as he stopped
to Ecr ana kissed him. Then they went
or hand in hand 60 Miss Jarvis, who
began dimiy TO understand that there
nrc finer things In the world than win
ning Il pin%pong tournament.
Noel has beaten me- said the GU
rate gayly, land I'm proud of being
beaten so quickly"
Noel made them both II pretty cow
teSy. 81 am twice BEATEN" she said.
"Nill YOU and Miss Jarvis come and
have your evening oats with us at the
Spotted DogT"
We all went.
"Took his grucling like n man and a
gentleman" said the landlord of tho
Spotted Dog. "l'm goin' to church next
Sunday!"-Quccn.