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

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crate veterans wns being hel1
A In Atlanta. lit was the go,o
Z week Of the year. Every. town ond
caty in the south sent it's official ren,a.
1yentatives and its maids of honor
sts were crowded and the streets
ua.oneeo- ~. with an incongruous multi
tude wearing badges of ribbon. sn,,.,,
:ern generals and their wives and dauph.
: ters We're holding gay receptions. Ev
eryDody was welcome; hands We're ex-
tstendeo 10 people from the north as well
as from the south. Shouts filed the
air when the carriage of an ex-Confed.
crate officer passed through the streets.
The bands played Dixie" Men,
SCARED and maimed, stood OH the street
'AtSSllssra a2S is-tbe bars and hotels and
told war stories and sang the praises
OF Robert q. Lee and tUnewall Jack
son. All was mirth afi8 GOOD feeling.
From the public buildings, Sthe clubs.
hotels and carriages fioated the Amer
lean dag. 1t hung but.n
was never applauded and yet never
Aissed. 1t was beautiful to look upon.
and stood for peace, patriotism md
prosperity. The southecners would
have admitted this, and yet there wsSe
another beauty dearer to their weary
nemory-a beauty for which they had
Fought grimly and lost.
Mrs. Cranston, Lydia and Kitty Cos
by were visiting the Dunleighs, a yir-
gtnia family who lived in one of the
best housesin Peachtree street. George
ZBuckley wns In the city, but, he had
gAne only to attend to the work OF in.
A&4ettng the books of broker who
NS6dled considerable grain and cotton
f6f<he barley house.
The broker, Mr. Harry Stone, was a
young man Of high social standing in
Atiahtn, and he had formed q strong
friendship for George and extended the
hospitality Of the best club in the place
to him and offered to introduce him
to his friends, but George refrained
from accepting. He was too fine q
man to. feel Mt ease in general society
90 early after his fathers disgrace, and
Stone understood this and did not press
those things upon him. !
81 see you've got some stunning girls
up your way" Stone remarked as
Qscrgessgt Mt desk in the corner Of |
athsQal .chsekipg UP" the books.
ITS reported down hek, TINT ON sosir -gSc'
ernor runs up that way every chance
he gets"
"Yes, they are oil right" Buckley an.
swered briefly.
"She's a Miss Cranston, I under
stand," ran on Stone. "I've heard my
grandmother speak about the family
In Virginia. She's visiting the Dun
loighs,. and guess I'll meet her while
she's here. You know her, of course?"
"Yes, we are friends" George said
simply. a
"I'ye never seen her." said the
broker "but, judging from-her picture,
she must be good looking. However,
one can't tell about that. The pictures
In the newspapers are always bad"
"In the newspapers" said George, in
surprise.
Why, yes; it's in. both the papers
today, along with an account of the
reception the governor is giving to her
and her party at the mansion tonight.
It's to be awfully swell. I'm not GO
Ing. In fact, he md don't get on.
The truth Is belong to little club of
young Americans that tried to snow
him under in the last election, but we
got left. He had too big a pull with
the ring. He used to be civil to me,
but he snarls like a possum when we
meet now. He can't forget ar, injury.
Did you ever see him7"
"Oh, yes" said George. He's been
mp our way often"
s. "Oh, OF course; I'd forgotten. They
say he's not been having exactly
smooth sailing mp at barley either, but
1t looks little like he's making more
9headway now"
How Is that?" asked Buckley, his
blood running cold, his heart sinking.
why. the reception, you know. That
looks little like she's giving in, don't
you think2 But / may be dead wrong.
She may want to make that friend of
hers, that Miss Cosby, have good
time, and the general run of girls
would consider it sheer madness to
lose chance like that. why, it's to
be the chief event OF the reunion. Well.
hes welcome to his glory; it won't
last long; ne will never get in again."
You think not" said George tense
~.
No; he'll never be able to pay. the
expense Of another campaign. Hefuins
I'd what little law practice Ne had
sa's rssl 5e =. vent went into politics md now
"a bankrupt" George Exclaimed.
Why ] thought he, had unlimited
means" q
In q pigs yalise," laughed Stone.
= am intimate with the cashier Of a
certain bank In this town and 1 had
II straight that Textures got up the Mst
bit Of collateral he can raise for money
he can't repay. Why, he had to beg
the bank for little raise to give this