The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-09-02

MI passed, and q bright spring
u dawned The Cranstons had
spent the Christmas holidays In Vir.
ginia visiting relatives and were back
again at Darley that the major might
superintend the planting on his farms
In the vicinity and recuperate his fail.
ing health
1t was the first Sunday morning aft
er their return. Hillyer was having a
confidential talk with his wife in the
sitting room; George was smoking on
the veranda.
Yes, / seed he was bothered" the
old man was saying, "an' havin' heard
the governor was expected on the 6
O'Clock train this evenin', an KNOWN
George had an engagement to call on
Miss Lydia tonight, put two an two
together an got Mt what allied i'm. Me
an him talks pretty confidential some
times, an I aNed i'm eff that wasn't
what he was thinkin' about, an he nd
mitted that 1T was an openly axed my
advice ms to what he ort to do under
the circumstances. told i'm I'd study
over 1t an let i'm know later"
why, tell the boy to so on, govern.
or or no governor" said Mrs. Hllyer.
HES got as much right to call tonight
as any night. Huh, sayv
Ihats about the way | put 1t up,"
said the merchant in n tone expressive
OF considerable relief, and he went out
to George.
Il look at it this Away. George" he
began, leaning OH the banisters and
crossing his fat feet. Thar railly
naln.t but one way gentleman could
act under them circumstances You
see, she hain't never released you from
sore engagement IN --feF Won IN -ryx--.
sumo that you was out of tho ,on,>'
jest Deca Sc you'd heard from Nrs n,,
gan an her kind that another f.I,o,
was ouf would make YOU Seem sorto,
sieen. NO: as long as Miss I.vd;,
lam axed you to excuse ,er than
put one thing fer you to do nm,
10 20, an when YOU git tb,r
uoh you let Telfare root YOU out moth
rights" nave my /
oh. had decided to 60" Georco =.
,nrhed quietly. ''but | feel tbot - n,o1,
pe unpleasant. l met him opco s,n.
was introduced to him. ond bo ,on,1,
,aad enough to bite nv head on
os rpe''.u ~. 10 De leaving the majors lust
on ~ "", coming In. and we passed
., Walk. lie scarcely nodded"
"t"' voh bet Id co." said HiIIver
church r''p"ro lor
The following evening was a n,eos.n.
~ one' ana as George entered tho goto 80
NV N'"hstons' and started up tho wal,
"a" Governor Telfare WALKING "a ,
~" on the grass near the boueo
cigar Hearing the latch ~ =
'e s"'e chck rs George closed II IT,,
"re paused stared at George for an y
n''"ht ana then came toward b,,,, "
nee'ihg him when he was half uron -
et"ecn the gate and the stems q, 49, u
eranda 'p' vi the es
want to speak to you, Bucklevr - ..
sald coldly. Lets walk over - y.
,at summer house" III III
very WELL" and George o,d b III
loved across the grass and or.o, pc
,,I,,;,, m ,'''hleht OF the vine grown W
!, ne governor seated himself W.,
y, ''e bcnches and nervousIv ~,
,ht -, ms cigar round flashes of red ~,
= 'no"i'& intermittent glimpses ~ ~
~ cruci race. George reod II ~
ana was prepared for what w w
coming. His young blood wos oI -, ~
'uy at boiling point. IDdced 49, INK
lhsolent manner of addross- e e'''
:, MN had been in itself an insuIt COZ
SIMPLY want to say to you RuoL 'o''
; Ieifare said, with n snoor g, wee
u ana | cannot visit under tho 90 a'
f" '''e sahe free
an that's bad" retorted tbo w
'i' HIS herce stare bearing down
"n'iy on his antagonist through tha nav
Z darkness "I, "i"ush the ness
. Going abroadT 'i'''S oy
elfare looked ot hin, l., pact
IT, 1t was as IL he had not dra., rega
,uch'ey would dare to make onv.
= put the most civil. even n bun,. ley'
wy considering his power ma "oW'
I lie Intended to propose Il
"" hi'oW what ] mean" said tb. bucl
!, :. nor, waxing more angry. "You rega'
wen enough why I Will NOT stt a.. Keep
I"a' III inc same drawing room ston
you. You know what Won 49," walk
knowledge also extands ., and I
contemplate creatnroa ' took
.i'"re-to an occasional moot. ston
NJ Ieast. with one man who would
my would consider beneotb was
did not meet him under ~. room
d most respectable. If blind nao' nervo
N'' his ey
are smothered an Oath nm. was 8
8 short figure neari,,, , rose II
ssI,p,