The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-05-24

no account was any one alloWed 10 Ell
ter his domain, save the necessary SER
A wants and tradeSmen.
One warm summers afternoon Sir
Giles was being drawn in his bath
chair across the lawn, thence along q
Allarrow pathway until the wall was
reached. Under the tree there was a
comfortable lounge chair, in which,
with the help of his footman, Sir Giles
took his seat.
"Push me q little nearer the WALL" he
}cried, irritably. "Now you can so.
|}Come back at 4 O'clock"
II The baronet gazed after the footman
until he disappeared among the trees.
He then proceeded to displace a stone
near the bottom of the wall. His fin
gers CROPPED around, and he gave a sigh
Of deep satisfaction.
"No letter. They will come, then"
A quarter of an hour passed, and he
tapped his fingers impatiently on the
magazine which lay in his lap.
THAT'S the boy" he muttered, as
luele' SdmS d soll luSliAHS VI oiiSu
leaves.
"She. is late"
The voice was impatient.
Sir Giles chuckled softly.
"The impotence Of youth"
A glad cry was heard, the sound Of a
kiss, then another kiss.
"The girl now," the old mai said
softly.
Twenty years of solitude had left
their marks on his face. AS he listened
/ to the love chatter of the young couple
on the other side Of the wall his face
! gradually softened.
Not always had he been the recluse
and m~isanthrope. There was no proud
er and happier man than Sir Giles had
been some twenty years ago. His life
and hopes were centered in his son
Jack, a fine, manly young fellow, such
as would gladden. any fathers heart.
The quarrel was q sudden one. The
reason-a woman. Hard words were
exchanged. for they were both pos
sessed Of the Travis temper. A part
ing in anger and two months after
ward news anne of Jacks death. Not
a line or message had been left for his
father.
The blow was a terrible one to Sir
Giles. He closed his heart to all hu-
man sympathy and retired to the seciu-
sion Of Travis Towers.
A few months afterward he was
stricken with paralysis, and the long
/ years had been wearisome with suffer-
sng and ennui.
For the last two or three months q
new interest had come into his life.
The whole pretty love comedy seemed
to have been played within earshot.
When first they met there was the
difference Of youth. Their voices at
first were louder, but as their love in
creased their seats on the fallen tree
without the wall grew closer together,
and their voices were lowered when
they began to exchange sweet loving
%nothings.
A week ago the boy had declared his
passion. Tie old mans heart seemed
to unfreeze and grow human again as
he listened to the passionate pleading
of the lover, the shy, timid answer,
and the fre2Zied kisses that were eX-
changed.
Only twice since that day had they
met, and q cloud had appeared on loves
horizon.
what did he say" she asked,
Eagerly.
"He refused absolutely" he an
swered, mournfully.
what reason did he give, Jack?"
she demanded. indignantly.
"Your guardian told me that I was
q penniiess adventurer, and that it was
your money I was after" he replied,
modify.
"The wretch! But it doesn't matter.
We cen marry without him."
81 did not know you had so much
money, dear one. You are rich ard 1
have nothing" L
"But we have love-"
eve can't live on that. 1t is true I
have my profession. but ! have only
just become a doctor, and it is an uphill
game unless one has money to buy a
practice. I have none:'
"Did he not hold out any hope?" she
asked, TREMENDOUSLY.
eyes. He said that if I could prove
to him that 1 had a practice which
would bring in five hundred a year
he would give his consent. I must
| say that he is reasonable, but"
evil it take you very long to gain
ouch a practice?"
years"
"Let us marry at once" she cried,
ampulsiveiy. Il don't mind being
/ poor"
There was 4 silence and Sir Giles
! looked irritably at the hole.
Il have made up my mind. dear"
"Yss."