The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-29


to turn their hearts;
We beseech thee to hear US, good Lord.
That It may please thee to give and
preserve to our use the kindly fruits OF
the earth, so that II due time VIC may
enjoy them;
We beseech thee to hear US, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give Us true
repentance, to forgive us all our sins,
negligences. and ignorances, and to endue
US with the grace Of thy Holy Spirit TO
amend our lives according to thy molly
Word;
We beseech thee to hear US. good Lord.
Son Of God, we beseech thee to hear US.
Son OF God. we beseech thee to hear US.
Lamb Of God. who takest away the
sins of the world:
Grant US thy peace
Lamb Of God, who takest away the
sins Of the world:
Have mercy upon us.
She whispered the words over in q
sort OF sobbing chant that found her at
the close saying, Have mercy upon
me-" instead Of ''us." And with the
word she flung her arms over the desk
and laid her head down on the book,
crying convulsiyely.
sorgeously furnished room cleaned all
around her as she kneeled there, for the
time being as wretched a soul as that
sorrow smitten city housed, sunk in
the horrible depth Of self accusation
that was already a present day judg-
ment; warning her Of future and
shifting her to the earth with terror at
the thought Of a whole lifetime OF
power misdirected, Of wealth and
social influence abused for selfish ends.
When Luella called next day, she
found Mrs. Penrose in fine spirits.
Archie had already arrived and was
nervously walking up and down the
drawing room.
There is no question about your love
fo- Luella?' Mrs. Penrose asked as the
bell rang and Luella's step was heard
in the hall.
Archie gave his aunt a look that
made her laugh in his face.
"Let US eat and drink, for tomorrow
we die" she said carelessly as she
turned to greet Luella.
Luella was in a state Of unusual ex-
citement. The prospect Of seeing John
Gordon and Hope House entered into
the situation. The prospect Of seeing
Miss Andrews was perhaps a larger
factor, for Penrose had in his fashion
hinted of possible interest on John
Gordon's part toward this gifted Wo-
man who had given her life to the peo-
pie. So, for these two reasons, Luella
was unusually excited, but in addition
was the whole situation, which she
realized was not yet by any means de-
| cided in her relation to John Gordon.
She was apparently no nearer the sac,
rifce Of her social position than when
he had made that the test Of her love.
But none the less certain was it that
she resented, as she had a right to do,
the suggestion that John Gordon might
give his love to some other woman,
possibly to this one whom she had
never seen, whom she was going to see
now, why she did not know, aside from
a certain curiosity that longed to be
satisfied.
AS the carriage entered Bowen street
all three of them looked with different
degrees Of interest at the sight Of the
double decker. Heaps Of rubbish still
covered the entire burned area, and the
same melancholy groups Of children
were scattered about playing over the
ruins. At the farther end Of the area
some men were taking measurements
and talked earnestly. Among the
men Luella thought she saw John Cor
| don.
Going in through the archway which
had bent over so much human trouble
and sacrifice, they were greeted in the
broad nall by Miss Andrews herself,
who was just passing through to the
library and stopped to greet the Wis
itors as she saw them coming in.
'I am very glad to see you," she said
simply as she shook hands with them
all. "Will you come into the library
Our little front parlor has been turned
into a hospital ward since the fire."
They all went in and sat down, While
Miss Andrews thanked Luella for her
gift, saying, 81 ought perhaps TO have
called instead Of acknowledging your
kindness by letter, but my excuse for
not doing so has been the work here
"Oh, did not expect anything more, y
Luella murmured. What was the Sc
eret of Grace Andrews power? She
felt something more than common in
this woman at once. While she was
silently trying to analyze the matter
Mrs. Penrose was asking questions.
"But you have not been here much
longer than twelve years."
Fifteen years next spring"
s'Pardon me, Miss Andrews, are you
related to the Clay-Andrews family OF
BaltimoreT
"N1rs. Hamilton Andrews Of Balt
more was my fathers own cousin"
"Then you belong to the Claytons OF
West Virginia ?"'
'One branch Of the Claytons married
into the family
Mrs. Penrose pushed her inquiries
one question further.
"Wasn't your mother known all
through the south as the beautiful
Miss Rodney Of Baltimore"
eyes" Miss Andrews answered quiet
ly. IF yo1 know my family history,
Mrs. Penrose, why do you ask me al
this:"
The woman Of the slums and the
woman of the boulevard faced each
other, and it was the society woman
who felt abashed in the presence OF
her sister, who had given up so muct
to gain apparently so little.
pardon me, Miss Andrews, now tha1
/ have placed you, cannot help won
dering how you came to leave such
splendid social position for-for-
For such a splendid social opportu
nity? Miss Andrews smiled her rare
smile. And then in answer to Mrs
Penrose she recited softly George Mac
Donald's verses with a power thai
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