The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-09-16

What must be it," George replied,
sang ne closed the conversation by GO
ingko work.
By nightfall his task was finished,
and lie could have caught train for
barley. but he felt strange, hall
morbid disinclination to leave. He re-
paired his hotel, changed his cloth
ing and went down to the crowded
dining room. but the very gayety OH
every thnd irritated him. He had no
"ppetitt for what was before him. All
'alonnf @ him, at private tables, were goy
i," 2,.r.,esN or young people I'm evening
came in ns4Rsif rom aRs fudu,, 3f fine orchestra
L..ed With the perfume OF flowers,
Never had the burden Of his birth felt
80 heavy FeSer had lie so keenly long
Nl for tlf stnqf ffafnable. He was in
tie lowe fe of despair; he had be-
gun to- u inseff Everybody else
was iia 3 81 holiday, no holiday
c7nld s0IfH to him while his own "a
g bearlng the scourge of the
le tAe only things he craved
= ding sliis grasp.
ae Warmth came to his colp
h 6ysg sthe thought that Lydia
Stssnsfon cared for him, but 1t wap
swept FfQy by the icy fear that, de-
spite heE2regard for him, she was even
then striving philosophically to put hir
ont sof her life. That striving had be.
gun with the acceptance of the recep-
ton In her honor. The next step would
be the formal announcement Of her en-
'gagenent to the governor, and then
she would begin to look upon Telfare
as her future husband. George stlfied
groan and rose and left the room.
fFheS thought was like the pangs of
death. He went out into the streets
and walked on and on, going he cared
not whittier. trying to kill the despair
within him. Dark thoughts pursued
MIN, but he threw them aside. He was
a soldier lighting black adversity, and
he would fght-fight to the end. He
had been walking half an hour when
he came to the spacious grounds of the
Dunleigh home. A carriage stood at
the door. 1t was waiting for herbert!
In short while she would emerge
dressed for the reception. Could he
not wait there on the street and see
her? No, for it was closed carriage
ana she would be shut off from his
yfcw: But could he not, without be-.
y seen, got nearer the door Through
which she would have to pass? The
grounds were unlighted, and there
were many clusters and hedges of
shrubbery. The gate of the drive was
open. He stole in and found q rustic
seat behind a hedge Of rosebushes,
where he could remain unseen. He
mad not long to wait. Mrs. DunleIgh
and Mrs. Cranston came out and then
Miss Cosby and Lydia. The two girls
paused for moment under the great
swinging lamp that hung from the
ceiling of the veranda. Buckley held
his breath as he looked upon her. He
mad never seen her in complete even
Ing dress before. and her rare beauty
was revelation to him. She seemed
to be Mt once the girl he knew and
adored and yet another who was quite
stranger to him.
The coacliman was holding the car
riage door open for her, and she swept
down the steps and the door closed
upon her. The hoofs of the mettle-
some horses ground into the pebbled
drive as they whirled her away. Gone
from his sight into that of his despised
rival Buckley sank back on to the
bench ana clasped his cold hands. He
remal1ed there an hour and then slow
~ retyHced his steps down the beauti-
ful street. Soon the illumination at
the executive mansion rose beforsshim.
The hpnqof many voices fell on his
ear, b!ended with martial music. The
trees on tlielawn were hung with Chi
nese lanterhs from balcony overhead
ATTENDANTS We're setting OFF costly fire.
works. On the very sky Telfare SEEM
ed to be recording his triumph over his
conquered foe. George walked on past
the mansion into the reveling. mass Of
humanity that swarmed about the prin-
cipal hotels.